Colour

#56152D

#56152D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#56152D is a red with RGB values 86, 21, 45 and HSL 338°, 61%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#56152D#56152D

HEX#56152D

RGBrgb(86, 21, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0824, 0.1765

RGB percentages33.7%, 8.2%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(337.8, 60.7%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 75.6%, 33.7%)

CMYK0%, 75.6%, 47.7%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,641,517

CSS custom property--colour: #56152D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.63:1

Contrast with white13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#A9EAD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23262Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#34322Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5E0C1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 37 Brown · ΔE 39.1 Maroon · ΔE 40.8 Dim grey · ΔE 40.9 Indian red · ΔE 42.4 Sienna · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 37.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15563E

Analogous#56154E, #561E15

Triadic#2D5615, #152D56

Split complementary#15561E, #154E56

Tetradic#4D5615, #15563E, #1D1556

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D85F8C

Lighter +30%#CE366E

Lighter +20%#A82958

Lighter +10%#7F1F42

Darker −10%#2D0B18

Darker −20%#040102

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#63082A

Less saturated −25%#492230

Channel breakdown

R86

G21

B45

Red86 (33.7%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue337.85°

Saturation (HSL)60.75%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 56 · G 15 · B 2D

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