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Colour

#542E2E

  • #542E2E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#542E2E is a red with RGB values 84, 46, 46 and HSL 0°, 29%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#542E2E#542E2E
HEX#542E2E
RGBrgb(84, 46, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1804, 0.1804
RGB percentages32.9%, 18%, 18%
HSLhsl(0, 29.2%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 45.2%, 32.9%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 45.2%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,516,846
CSS custom property--colour: #542E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#ABD1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#36342Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F3C2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5B292Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 28Black · ΔE 30.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1Gray · ΔE 35.3Sienna · ΔE 36.5Saddle brown · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 28.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E5454
Analogous#542E41, #54412E
Triadic#2E542E, #2E2E54
Split complementary#2E5441, #2E4154
Tetradic#41542E, #2E5454, #412E54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C18D8D
Lighter +30%#AF6C6C
Lighter +20%#965252
Lighter +10%#754040
Darker −10%#331C1C
Darker −20%#120A0A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#641E1E
Less saturated −25%#443E3E

Channel breakdown

R84
G46
B46
Red84 (32.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)29.23%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 54 · G 2E · B 2E

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