What color is #5F0906?

#5F0906 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Vampire Hunter. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F0906?

The RGB value is 95, 9, 6: 95 red, 9 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F0906?

The complementary color is #065C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F0906?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F0906 color

#5F0906 rgb(95, 9, 6)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F0906 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 3.5% green and 2.4% blue (95, 9, 6).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 88% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 94% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Vampire Hunter (#610507), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#5F0906 color codes

HEX	`#5F0906`
RGB	`rgb(95, 9, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 3.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 88%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 94%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 94%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.55, 36.54, 25.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.55, 44.77, 35.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.851, 2.642, 0.427)`
Decimal	`6228230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F0906, 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 #5F0906	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F0906 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #5F0906 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f0906; }
.text { color: #5f0906; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f0906; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 9 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f0906, #5f3606); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5F0906?: #5F0906 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Vampire Hunter. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F0906?: The RGB value is 95, 9, 6: 95 red, 9 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F0906?: The complementary color is #065C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F0906?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.