Colour
#51142E
- #51142E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#51142E is a red with RGB values 81, 20, 46 and HSL 334°, 60%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#51142E#51142E
HEX#51142E
RGBrgb(81, 20, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0784, 0.1804
RGB percentages31.8%, 7.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(334.4, 60.4%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.4, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 75.3%, 43.2%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,313,582
CSS custom property--colour: #51142E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.1:1
Contrast with white14.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#AEEBD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#145137
Analogous#51144D, #511914
Triadic#2E5114, #142E51
Split complementary#145119, #144D51
Tetradic#4C5114, #145137, #181451
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G20
B46
Red81 (31.8%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue334.43°
Saturation (HSL)60.4%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 14 · B 2E
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