HEX Color #5F1616 (Maroon)

About #5F1616

The precise color #5F1616 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Maroon. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 22 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 77% M, 77% Y, and 63% K. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 62.4% saturation, and 22.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F1616

RGB95, 22, 22

HSL0.0°, 62.4%, 22.9%

CMYK0%, 77%, 77%, 63%

HSV0.0°, 76.8%, 37.3%

LAB20.3, 32.7, 19.6

XYZ5.2, 3.1, 1.1

Decimal6231574

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F1616 #155E5F

Analogous

#5F153A #5F3A15

Triadic

#155F15 #15155F

Tetradic

#3A5F15 #155E5F #3A155F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F1616

#702F2F

#824949

#946363

#A67D7D

#B79797

#C9B1B1

#DBCBCB

#EDE5E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F1616

#541313

#491111

#3F0E0E

#340C0C

#2A0909

#1F0707

#150404

#0A0202

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.02:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.61:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

12.44:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.37:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F1616; }

.text-color { color: #5F1616; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F1616; }

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