Recognised as Colour
#562A37
- #562A37
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#562A37 is a red with RGB values 86, 42, 55 and HSL 342°, 34%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#562A37#562A37
HEX#562A37
RGBrgb(86, 42, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1647, 0.2157
RGB percentages33.7%, 16.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(342.3, 34.4%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 51.2%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 51.2%, 36%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,646,903
CSS custom property--colour: #562A37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.78:1
Contrast with white11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#A9D5C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A5649
Analogous#562A4D, #56332A
Triadic#37562A, #2A3756
Split complementary#2A5633, #2A4D56
Tetradic#4D562A, #2A5649, #332A56
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G42
B55
Red86 (33.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue342.27°
Saturation (HSL)34.38%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 2A · B 37
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