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Recognised as Colour

#560B2A

  • #560B2A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#560B2A is a red with RGB values 86, 11, 42 and HSL 335°, 77%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#560B2A#560B2A
HEX#560B2A
RGBrgb(86, 11, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0431, 0.1647
RGB percentages33.7%, 4.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(335.2, 77.3%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 87.2%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 87.2%, 51.2%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,638,954
CSS custom property--colour: #560B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#A9F4D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#1E212Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#323028no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5E0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 38.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0B5637
Analogous#560B4F, #56110B
Triadic#2A560B, #0B2A56
Split complementary#0B5611, #0B4F56
Tetradic#50560B, #0B5637, #120B56

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E74688
Lighter +30%#DE1C6C
Lighter +20%#B01756
Lighter +10%#831140
Darker −10%#290514
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#610028
Less saturated −25%#4A172C

Channel breakdown

R86
G11
B42
Red86 (33.7%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue335.2°
Saturation (HSL)77.32%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 0B · B 2A

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