Close to Red Oxide
#5C1F0B
#5C1F0B is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Red Oxide. In RGB it’s made of 36.1% red, 12.2% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 79% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5C1F0B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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12.68:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.66:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.68:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.66:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5C1F0B as they’d see it.
#5C1F0B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5C1F0B
What color is #5C1F0B?
#5C1F0B is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Red Oxide. In RGB it’s made of 36.1% red, 12.2% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 79% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5C1F0B in RGB?
#5C1F0B is rgb(92, 31, 11): 92 red, 31 green, and 11 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5C1F0B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 66, 88, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5C1F0B?
PANTONE 483 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5C1F0B?
Its complement #003849 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.