Recognised as Colour

#5A172C

#5A172C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5A172C is a red with RGB values 90, 23, 44 and HSL 341°, 59%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#5A172C

RGBrgb(90, 23, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.0902, 0.1725

RGB percentages35.3%, 9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(341.2, 59.3%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.2, 74.4%, 35.3%)

CMYK0%, 74.4%, 51.1%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,904,172

CSS custom property--colour: #5A172C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#A5E8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26282Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#38352Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#620C1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 36.6 Black · ΔE 38.1 Maroon · ΔE 38.3 Sienna · ΔE 40 Indian red · ΔE 40.2 Dim grey · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 36.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#175A45

Analogous#5A174D, #5A2417

Triadic#2C5A17, #172C5A

Split complementary#175A24, #174D5A

Tetradic#4D5A17, #175A45, #24175A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D86589

Lighter +30%#CD3D6A

Lighter +20%#AB2C54

Lighter +10%#832140

Darker −10%#310D18

Darker −20%#090204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#680927

Less saturated −25%#4C2531

Channel breakdown

R90

G23

B44

Red90 (35.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue341.19°

Saturation (HSL)59.29%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5A · G 17 · B 2C

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