Colour

#59152C

#59152C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#59152C is a red with RGB values 89, 21, 44 and HSL 340°, 62%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#59152C

RGBrgb(89, 21, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.0824, 0.1725

RGB percentages34.9%, 8.2%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(339.7, 61.8%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.7, 76.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 50.6%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,838,124

CSS custom property--colour: #59152C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.39:1

Contrast with white13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#A6EAD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#24272Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#36342Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#61091Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 37.1 Black · ΔE 38.2 Maroon · ΔE 38.8 Indian red · ΔE 40.9 Sienna · ΔE 41 Dim grey · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 37.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#155942

Analogous#59154E, #592015

Triadic#2C5915, #152C59

Split complementary#155920, #154E59

Tetradic#4E5915, #155942, #201559

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA6089

Lighter +30%#D0376B

Lighter +20%#AC2855

Lighter +10%#821F40

Darker −10%#300B18

Darker −20%#060203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#670728

Less saturated −25%#4B2330

Channel breakdown

R89

G21

B44

Red89 (34.9%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue339.71°

Saturation (HSL)61.82%

Lightness21.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 15 · B 2C

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