Recognised as Colour

#592B28

#592B28
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#592B28 is a red with RGB values 89, 43, 40 and HSL 4°, 38%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#592B28

RGBrgb(89, 43, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1686, 0.1569

RGB percentages34.9%, 16.9%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(3.7, 38%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 55.1%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 51.7%, 55.1%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,843,752

CSS custom property--colour: #592B28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.66:1

Contrast with white11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#A6D4D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363328no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#413C27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#61242Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 31.5 Sienna · ΔE 32.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.9 Black · ΔE 33.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Brown · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 31.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#285659

Analogous#59283D, #594428

Triadic#28592B, #2B2859

Split complementary#285944, #283D59

Tetradic#3D5928, #285659, #442859

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C88985

Lighter +30%#B86762

Lighter +20%#9F4D48

Lighter +10%#7C3C38

Darker −10%#361A18

Darker −20%#130908

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#691D18

Less saturated −25%#493938

Channel breakdown

R89

G43

B40

Red89 (34.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue3.67°

Saturation (HSL)37.98%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 2B · B 28

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