Recognised as Colour

#5A0029

#5A0029
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5A0029 is a red with RGB values 90, 0, 41 and HSL 333°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#5A0029

RGBrgb(90, 0, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0, 0.1608

RGB percentages35.3%, 0%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(332.7, 100%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 100%, 35.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 54.4%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,898,281

CSS custom property--colour: #5A0029;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.32:1

Contrast with white14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#A5FFD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1F2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#333027no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#630014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 36.6 Maroon · ΔE 38.1 Indian red · ΔE 41.9 Dark red · ΔE 42.5 Black · ΔE 43.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 36.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#005A31

Analogous#5A0056, #5A0400

Triadic#295A00, #00295A

Split complementary#005A04, #00565A

Tetradic#565A00, #005A31, #04005A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF2789

Lighter +30%#F3006F

Lighter +20%#C00057

Lighter +10%#8D0040

Darker −10%#270012

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A0029

Less saturated −25%#4F0B2A

Channel breakdown

R90

B41

Red90 (35.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue332.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5A · G 00 · B 29

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