Colour

#590E2C

#590E2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#590E2C is a red with RGB values 89, 14, 44 and HSL 336°, 73%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#590E2C#590E2C

HEX#590E2C

RGBrgb(89, 14, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.0549, 0.1725

RGB percentages34.9%, 5.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(336, 72.8%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 84.3%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 84.3%, 50.6%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,836,332

CSS custom property--colour: #590E2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0262WCAG 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 13.78:1

Contrast with white13.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#A6F1D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20242Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#34322Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#61001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 37.5 Maroon · ΔE 39.3 Black · ΔE 40 Indian red · ΔE 41.6 Sienna · ΔE 42.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 37.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E593B

Analogous#590E52, #59160E

Triadic#2C590E, #0E2C59

Split complementary#0E5916, #0E5259

Tetradic#52590E, #0E593B, #150E59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3508B

Lighter +30%#DC246E

Lighter +20%#B11C58

Lighter +10%#851542

Darker −10%#2D0716

Darker −20%#010000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#660129

Less saturated −25%#4C1B2F

Channel breakdown

R89

G14

B44

Red89 (34.9%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)72.82%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 0E · B 2C

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Colour values

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