Colour

#51262F

#51262F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#51262F is a red with RGB values 81, 38, 47 and HSL 347°, 36%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#51262F#51262F

HEX#51262F

RGBrgb(81, 38, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.149, 0.1843

RGB percentages31.8%, 14.9%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(347.4, 36.1%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 53.1%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 53.1%, 42%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,318,191

CSS custom property--colour: #51262F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1

Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#AED9D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2E2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#39362Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#582229no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.3 Dim grey · ΔE 31.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.1 Gray · ΔE 38.7 Sienna · ΔE 40.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#265148

Analogous#512644, #513326

Triadic#2F5126, #262F51

Split complementary#265133, #264451

Tetradic#445126, #265148, #332651

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3808E

Lighter +30%#B35D6F

Lighter +20%#964757

Lighter +10%#743643

Darker −10%#2E161B

Darker −20%#0C0507

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#601726

Less saturated −25%#423538

Channel breakdown

R81

G38

B47

Red81 (31.8%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue347.44°

Saturation (HSL)36.13%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 26 · B 2F

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