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Recognised as Colour

#592C27

  • #592C27
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#592C27 is a red with RGB values 89, 44, 39 and HSL 6°, 39%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#592C27#592C27
HEX#592C27
RGBrgb(89, 44, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1725, 0.1529
RGB percentages34.9%, 17.3%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(6, 39.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6, 56.2%, 34.9%)
CMYK0%, 50.6%, 56.2%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,844,007
CSS custom property--colour: #592C27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A6D3D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#373326no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#423C26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#61252Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 31.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#275459
Analogous#59273B, #594527
Triadic#27592C, #2C2759
Split complementary#275945, #273B59
Tetradic#3B5927, #275459, #452759

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C98A83
Lighter +30%#B96960
Lighter +20%#A04F46
Lighter +10%#7C3E37
Darker −10%#361A17
Darker −20%#120908
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#691F17
Less saturated −25%#493937

Channel breakdown

R89
G44
B39
Red89 (34.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue6°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 59 · G 2C · B 27

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