Colour

#56001D

#56001D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#56001D is a red with RGB values 86, 0, 29 and HSL 340°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#56001D

RGBrgb(86, 0, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0, 0.1137

RGB percentages33.7%, 0%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(339.8, 100%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 100%, 33.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 66.3%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,636,125

CSS custom property--colour: #56001D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.86:1

Contrast with white14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#A9FFE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1C1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#322D1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5F000Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 32.7 Brown · ΔE 33.1 Dark red · ΔE 37.4 Sienna · ΔE 39.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.5 Indian red · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 32.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#005639

Analogous#560048, #560E00

Triadic#1D5600, #001D56

Split complementary#00560E, #004856

Tetradic#485600, #005639, #0E0056

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF236D

Lighter +30%#EF0051

Lighter +20%#BC003F

Lighter +10%#89002E

Darker −10%#23000C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#56001D

Less saturated −25%#4B0B20

Channel breakdown

R86

B29

Red86 (33.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue339.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 56 · G 00 · B 1D

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