What color is #5F0E23?

#5F0E23 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F0E23?

The RGB value is 95, 14, 35: 95 red, 14 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F0E23?

The complementary color is #0E5F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F0E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F0E23 color

#5F0E23 rgb(95, 14, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F0E23 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 5.5% green and 13.7% blue (95, 14, 35).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 74% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 63% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#5F0E23 color codes

HEX	`#5F0E23`
RGB	`rgb(95, 14, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 5.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 74%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 85%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 63%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.51, 36.5, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.51, 37.75, 14.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.18, 2.869, 1.871)`
Decimal	`6229539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F0E23, 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 #5F0E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F0E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #5F0E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f0e23; }
.text { color: #5f0e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f0e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 14 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f0e23, #5f220e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5F0E23?: #5F0E23 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F0E23?: The RGB value is 95, 14, 35: 95 red, 14 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F0E23?: The complementary color is #0E5F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F0E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.