What color is #5F0C30?

#5F0C30 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F0C30?

The RGB value is 95, 12, 48: 95 red, 12 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F0C30?

The complementary color is #0C5F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F0C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F0C30 color

#5F0C30 rgb(95, 12, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F0C30 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 4.7% green and 18.8% blue (95, 12, 48).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 78% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 49% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#5F0C30 color codes

HEX	`#5F0C30`
RGB	`rgb(95, 12, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 4.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 78%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 87%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 49%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.68, 38.24, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.68, 38.25, 0.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.385, 2.91, 3.074)`
Decimal	`6229040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F0C30, 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 #5F0C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F0C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #5F0C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f0c30; }
.text { color: #5f0c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f0c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 12 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f0c30, #5f110c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F0C30?: #5F0C30 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F0C30?: The RGB value is 95, 12, 48: 95 red, 12 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F0C30?: The complementary color is #0C5F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F0C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.