#5b0500

Color #5b0500

A vivid, highly saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Maroon #800000 · ΔE 18.6 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b0500

RGB

rgb(91, 5, 0)

HSL

hsl(3.3, 100%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.3, 100%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 94.5%, 100%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(17.15, 36.23, 26.41)

LCH

lch(17.15, 44.83, 36.09)

OKLCH

oklch(30%, 0.1178, 30.68)

HWB

hwb(3.3, 0%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00565b

Analogous

#5b0028

#5b0500

#5b3200

Triadic

#5b0500

#005b05

#05005b

Split-complementary

#5b0500

#005b32

#00285b

Tetradic

#5b0500

#565b00

#00565b

#05005b

Square

#5b0500

#285b00

#00565b

#32005b

Shades

Color #5b0500 mixed toward black.

#4c0400

#3d0300

#2d0200

#1e0200

#0f0100

Tints

Color #5b0500 mixed toward white.

#a10900

#e70d00

#ff392d

#ff7b73

#ffbdb9

Tones

Color #5b0500 mixed toward gray.

#530c08

#4c120f

#441917

#3d201e

#352726

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454501 · ΔE 34.3

Deuteranopia

#494d01 · ΔE 37.1

Tritanopia

#590202 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 23.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b0500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b0500]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#5b0500 (#5b0500) is rgb(91, 5, 0) in RGB.

No, #5b0500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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