Palettes / Colors / #5C1921

#5C1921 — Deep Red

#5C1921 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 #5C1921 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.

#5C1921 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #195C54; it also sits naturally between #5C1942 and #5C3319. 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 36% · Green 10% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 64% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5C1921

.text { color: #5C1921; }
.background { background-color: #5C1921; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5C1921; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(92, 25, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 57%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5C1921; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(92, 25, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5C1921; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(92, 25, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5C1921">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5C1921">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5C1921

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #195C54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5C1921: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5C1921

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 #5C1921 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 #5C1921 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

← #5C1920  ·  #5C1922 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5C1921?

#5C1921 is Deep Red, a red color (RGB 92, 25, 33). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5C1921?

#5C1921 is RGB 92, 25, 33 — HSL 353°, 57%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 64%, 64%.

What colors go with #5C1921?

Its complement is #195C54; analogous partners are #5C1942 and #5C3319. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5C1921 for text?

White text on #5C1921 has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.62:1.