Recognised as Colour

#59232F

#59232F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#59232F is a red with RGB values 89, 35, 47 and HSL 347°, 44%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#59232F#59232F

HEX#59232F

RGBrgb(89, 35, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1373, 0.1843

RGB percentages34.9%, 13.7%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(346.7, 43.5%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 60.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 60.7%, 47.2%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,841,711

CSS custom property--colour: #59232F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.31:1

Contrast with white12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#A6DCD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2E2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C392Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#611D27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 34.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34.7 Sienna · ΔE 38 Brown · ΔE 38.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 34.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23594D

Analogous#59234A, #593223

Triadic#2F5923, #232F59

Split complementary#235932, #234A59

Tetradic#4A5923, #23594D, #322359

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC7C8E

Lighter +30%#BD586E

Lighter +20%#A24056

Lighter +10%#7E3142

Darker −10%#34151C

Darker −20%#100608

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#691426

Less saturated −25%#4A3338

Channel breakdown

R89

G35

B47

Red89 (34.9%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)43.55%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 23 · B 2F

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