Recognised as Colour
#56232E
- #56232E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#56232E is a red with RGB values 86, 35, 46 and HSL 347°, 42%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#56232E#56232E
HEX#56232E
RGBrgb(86, 35, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1373, 0.1804
RGB percentages33.7%, 13.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(347.1, 42.1%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 59.3%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.3%, 46.5%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,645,102
CSS custom property--colour: #56232E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#A9DCD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23564B
Analogous#562348, #563223
Triadic#2E5623, #232E56
Split complementary#235631, #234856
Tetradic#485623, #23564B, #312356
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G35
B46
Red86 (33.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue347.06°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 23 · B 2E
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