What color is #5F0129?

#5F0129 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F0129?

The RGB value is 95, 1, 41: 95 red, 1 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F0129?

The complementary color is #015F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F0129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F0129 color

#5F0129 rgb(95, 1, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F0129 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 0.4% green and 16.1% blue (95, 1, 41).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 98% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 57% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#5F0129 color codes

HEX	`#5F0129`
RGB	`rgb(95, 1, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 0.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 98%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 99%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 57%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.43, 40.55, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.43, 40.73, 5.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.131, 2.615, 2.332)`
Decimal	`6226217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F0129, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5F0129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F0129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5F0129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f0129; }
.text { color: #5f0129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f0129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 1 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f0129, #5f0801); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F0129?: #5F0129 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F0129?: The RGB value is 95, 1, 41: 95 red, 1 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F0129?: The complementary color is #015F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F0129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.