Colour

#591D29

#591D29
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#591D29 is a red with RGB values 89, 29, 41 and HSL 348°, 51%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#591D29

RGBrgb(89, 29, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1137, 0.1608

RGB percentages34.9%, 11.4%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(348, 50.8%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348, 67.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 67.4%, 53.9%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,840,169

CSS custom property--colour: #591D29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.86:1

Contrast with white12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#A6E2D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2A29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3628no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#611422no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 35.9 Black · ΔE 36 Sienna · ΔE 37 Maroon · ΔE 37.1 Dim grey · ΔE 37.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 35.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D594D

Analogous#591D47, #592F1D

Triadic#29591D, #1D2959

Split complementary#1D592F, #1D4759

Tetradic#47591D, #1D594D, #2F1D59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D17184

Lighter +30%#C44B63

Lighter +20%#A6364C

Lighter +10%#7F2A3B

Darker −10%#331017

Darker −20%#0C0406

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#680E20

Less saturated −25%#4A2C32

Channel breakdown

R89

G29

B41

Red89 (34.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue348°

Saturation (HSL)50.85%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 1D · B 29

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