Palettes / Colors / #5D1818

#5D1818 — Deep Red

#5D1818 is a red color we call Deep Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#5D1818 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 #185D5D; it also sits naturally between #5D183B and #5D3B18. 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 9% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 74% · Key 64%

Previews

CSS code for #5D1818

.text { color: #5D1818; }
.background { background-color: #5D1818; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5D1818; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(93, 24, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5D1818; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(93, 24, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5D1818; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(93, 24, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5D1818">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5D1818">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5D1818

Tints of #5D1818

Tones of #5D1818

Color harmonies

Complementary — #185D5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5D1818: #FFFFFF.

How #5D1818 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 #5D1818 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5D1817  ·  #5D1819 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5D1818?

#5D1818 is Deep Red, a red color (RGB 93, 24, 24). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5D1818?

#5D1818 is RGB 93, 24, 24 — HSL 0°, 59%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 74%, 64%.

What colors go with #5D1818?

Its complement is #185D5D; analogous partners are #5D183B and #5D3B18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5D1818 for text?

White text on #5D1818 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.61:1.