Information about #5E1712 color

#5E1712 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E1712 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 23, 18) — 36.9% red, 9% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 30 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5E1712 reads as a vivid, lively warm 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 Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A) and Red Planet (#5A2019).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(94, 23, 18)), which gives #5E1712 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E1712: 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. No one has named #5E1712 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5E1712 color variations

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

#5E1712 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 #5E1712

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

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Royal Maroon color link
Royal Maroon

#670E10

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Madam M color link
Madam M

#610C1D

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Seal Brown color link
Seal Brown

#59260B

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E1712
  • RGB94, 23, 18
  • CMYK0, 28, 30, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 23, 18)
  • HSL4°, 68%, 22%
  • HSL Precise3.947°, 67.857%, 21.961%
  • HSV4°, 81%, 37%
  • HSB4°, 81%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.090, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.090, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.090, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5E1712
  • DECIMAL ID6166290
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01