Recognised as Colour
#51232E
- #51232E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#51232E is a red with RGB values 81, 35, 46 and HSL 346°, 40%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#51232E#51232E
HEX#51232E
RGBrgb(81, 35, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1373, 0.1804
RGB percentages31.8%, 13.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(345.7, 39.7%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 56.8%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 43.2%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,317,422
CSS custom property--colour: #51232E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.89:1
Contrast with white12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#AEDCD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#235146
Analogous#512345, #512F23
Triadic#2E5123, #232E51
Split complementary#23512F, #234551
Tetradic#455123, #235146, #2F2351
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G35
B46
Red81 (31.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue345.65°
Saturation (HSL)39.66%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 23 · B 2E
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