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Recognised as Colour

#55393C

  • #55393C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55393C is a red with RGB values 85, 57, 60 and HSL 354°, 20%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55393C#55393C
HEX#55393C
RGBrgb(85, 57, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2235, 0.2353
RGB percentages33.3%, 22.4%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(353.6, 19.7%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.6, 32.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 29.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,585,212
CSS custom property--colour: #55393C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#AAC6C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E3D3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#44423Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5A373Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9Gray · ΔE 29.5Black · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Light slate grey · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#395552
Analogous#55394A, #554439
Triadic#3C5539, #393C55
Split complementary#395544, #394A55
Tetradic#4A5539, #395552, #443955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD9DA0
Lighter +30%#A97E83
Lighter +20%#926267
Lighter +10%#744D52
Darker −10%#362526
Darker −20%#181011
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#67272E
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R85
G57
B60
Red85 (33.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue353.57°
Saturation (HSL)19.72%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 39 · B 3C

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