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Recognised as Colour

#56252D

  • #56252D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#56252D is a red with RGB values 86, 37, 45 and HSL 350°, 40%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#56252D#56252D
HEX#56252D
RGBrgb(86, 37, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1451, 0.1765
RGB percentages33.7%, 14.5%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(350.2, 39.8%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 57%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 57%, 47.7%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,645,613
CSS custom property--colour: #56252D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#A9DAD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2E2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B382Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5E1F28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32.7Dim grey · ΔE 33.1Sienna · ΔE 37.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.7Saddle brown · ΔE 38.7Brown · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 32.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25564E
Analogous#562546, #563625
Triadic#2D5625, #252D56
Split complementary#255636, #254656
Tetradic#465625, #25564E, #352556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C87F8B
Lighter +30%#B95B6B
Lighter +20%#9D4452
Lighter +10%#7A3440
Darker −10%#32161A
Darker −20%#0F0608
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651623
Less saturated −25%#473437

Channel breakdown

R86
G37
B45
Red86 (33.7%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue350.2°
Saturation (HSL)39.84%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 25 · B 2D

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