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Recognised as Colour

#542F39

  • #542F39
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#542F39 is a red with RGB values 84, 47, 57 and HSL 344°, 28%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#542F39#542F39
HEX#542F39
RGBrgb(84, 47, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1843, 0.2235
RGB percentages32.9%, 18.4%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(343.8, 28.2%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 44%, 32.9%)
CMYK0%, 44%, 32.1%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,517,113
CSS custom property--colour: #542F39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#ABD0C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#353639no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E3C38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5A2C33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 27.2Black · ΔE 30.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2Gray · ΔE 34.5Slate grey · ΔE 36.9Light slate grey · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 27.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F544A
Analogous#542F4C, #54382F
Triadic#39542F, #2F3954
Split complementary#2F5438, #2F4C54
Tetradic#4B542F, #2F544A, #372F54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C08F9C
Lighter +30%#AE6E7F
Lighter +20%#955465
Lighter +10%#75414F
Darker −10%#331D23
Darker −20%#130A0D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#641F31
Less saturated −25%#443F41

Channel breakdown

R84
G47
B57
Red84 (32.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue343.78°
Saturation (HSL)28.24%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 54 · G 2F · B 39

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