Information about #5F1511 color

#5F1511 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F1511 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 21, 17) — 37.3% red, 8.2% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 31 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5F1511 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Philippine Brown (#5D1916). Slightly further away sit Royal Maroon (#670E10) and Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A).

The recipe behind #5F1511 is rgb(95, 21, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5F1511: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5F1511 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5F1511 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5F1511

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#5F1511 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F1511
  • RGB95, 21, 17
  • CMYK0, 29, 31, 63
  • HSL3°, 70%, 22%
  • HSL Precise3.077°, 69.643%, 21.961%
  • HSV3°, 82%, 37%
  • HSB3°, 82%, 37%
  • HEX ID5F1511
  • DECIMAL ID6231313
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
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