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#5F020B Color

#5F020B is rgb(95, 2, 11) in RGB, hsl(354, 96%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 88%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blood Red (#660000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F020B
HEX#5F020B
RGBrgb(95, 2, 11)
HSLhsl(354, 96%, 19%)
HSVhsv(354, 98%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 88%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(30.7% 0.122 24.8)
LABlab(18.41% 38.89 24.11)
LCHlch(18.41% 45.76 31.79)

What #5F020B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5F020B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#5F020B Channel Values

How #5F020B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 95 · G 2 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 96% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 98% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 88% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F020B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5F020B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F020B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5F020B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5F020B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5F020B
Protanopia#272709
Protanomaly#441D0A
Deuteranopia#373701
Deuteranomaly#4A2A05
Tritanopia#5F0303
Tritanomaly#5F0306
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5F020B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5f020b: #5F020B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F020B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f020b': '#5F020B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.008, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_5f020b">#5F020B</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F020B"

More Red Colors

#5F020B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5F020B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F020B?

#5F020B is a darkest red — rgb(95, 2, 11) in RGB and hsl(354, 96%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blood Red (#660000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #5F020B?

#5F020B is rgb(95, 2, 11) — red 95, green 2, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F020B?

#5F020B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 88%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F020B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F020B scores 14:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F020B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F020B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 19.67, which is visibly different.

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