Palettes / Colors / #5A0C19

#5A0C19 — Deep Red

#5A0C19 is a red color we call Deep Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #5A0C19 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5A0C19 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0C5A4D; it also sits naturally between #5A0C40 and #5A260C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 5% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 72% · Key 65%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5A0C19

.text { color: #5A0C19; }
.background { background-color: #5A0C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5A0C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(90, 12, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 76%, 20%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5A0C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(90, 12, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5A0C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(90, 12, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5A0C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5A0C19">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0C5A4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5A0C19: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5A0C19

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5A0C19 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5A0C19 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5A0C18  ·  #5A0C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5A0C19?

#5A0C19 is Deep Red, a red color (RGB 90, 12, 25). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5A0C19?

#5A0C19 is RGB 90, 12, 25 — HSL 350°, 76%, 20% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 72%, 65%.

What colors go with #5A0C19?

Its complement is #0C5A4D; analogous partners are #5A0C40 and #5A260C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5A0C19 for text?

White text on #5A0C19 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.50:1.