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Recognised as Colour

#59273B

  • #59273B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#59273B is a red with RGB values 89, 39, 59 and HSL 336°, 39%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59273B#59273B
HEX#59273B
RGBrgb(89, 39, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1529, 0.2314
RGB percentages34.9%, 15.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(336, 39.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 56.2%, 34.9%)
CMYK0%, 56.2%, 33.7%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,842,747
CSS custom property--colour: #59273B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#A6D8C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E323Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#60242Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 33.2Black · ΔE 34.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.1Gray · ΔE 39.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.9Slate grey · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 33.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#275945
Analogous#592754, #592C27
Triadic#3B5927, #273B59
Split complementary#27592C, #275459
Tetradic#545927, #275945, #2C2759

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9839F
Lighter +30%#B96084
Lighter +20%#A0466A
Lighter +10%#7C3753
Darker −10%#361723
Darker −20%#12080C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#691738
Less saturated −25%#49373E

Channel breakdown

R89
G39
B59
Red89 (34.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 59 · G 27 · B 3B

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