Information about #5A0225 color

#5A0225 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A0225 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(90, 2, 37) — 35.3% red, 0.8% green, 14.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 35 / 21 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid romantic rose, #5A0225 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Raspberry (#590021). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Castro (#52001F) and Dark Scarlet (#560319).

The recipe behind #5A0225 is rgb(90, 2, 37), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A0225: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5A0225 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5A0225 color variations

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

#5A0225 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 #5A0225

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

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Madam M color link
Madam M

#610C1D

Deep Crimson color link
Deep Crimson

#590016

Pomegranate color link
Pomegranate

#660C21

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A0225
  • RGB90, 2, 37
  • CMYK0, 35, 21, 65
  • CSSrgb(90, 2, 37)
  • HSL336°, 96%, 18%
  • HSL Precise336.136°, 95.652%, 18.039%
  • HSV336°, 98%, 35%
  • HSB336°, 98%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.008, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.008, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.008, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5A0225
  • DECIMAL ID5898789
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01