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Colour

#56423F

  • #56423F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56423F is a red with RGB values 86, 66, 63 and HSL 8°, 15%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56423F#56423F
HEX#56423F
RGBrgb(86, 66, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2588, 0.2471
RGB percentages33.7%, 25.9%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(7.8, 15.4%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 26.7%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.3%, 26.7%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,653,055
CSS custom property--colour: #56423F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#A9BDC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46443Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B483Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5B4041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.6Black · ΔE 31.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F5356
Analogous#563F47, #564E3F
Triadic#3F5642, #423F56
Split complementary#3F564E, #3F4856
Tetradic#48563F, #3F5356, #4E3F56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDA8A4
Lighter +30%#A78B87
Lighter +20%#916F6A
Lighter +10%#735955
Darker −10%#392B29
Darker −20%#1B1514
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#69342C
Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R86
G66
B63
Red86 (33.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue7.83°
Saturation (HSL)15.44%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 42 · B 3F

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