Recognised as Colour

#5A172D

#5A172D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5A172D is a red with RGB values 90, 23, 45 and HSL 340°, 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

#5A172D#5A172D

HEX#5A172D

RGBrgb(90, 23, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.0902, 0.1765

RGB percentages35.3%, 9%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(340.3, 59.3%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 74.4%, 35.3%)

CMYK0%, 74.4%, 50%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,904,173

CSS custom property--colour: #5A172D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.16:1

Contrast with white13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#A5E8D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26282Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#38352Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#620C20no 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 text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 37 Black · ΔE 38.1 Maroon · ΔE 38.8 Indian red · ΔE 40.5 Sienna · ΔE 40.5 Dim grey · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 36.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#175A44

Analogous#5A174F, #5A2317

Triadic#2D5A17, #172D5A

Split complementary#175A23, #174F5A

Tetradic#4E5A17, #175A44, #22175A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8658B

Lighter +30%#CD3D6C

Lighter +20%#AB2C56

Lighter +10%#832141

Darker −10%#310D19

Darker −20%#090204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#680928

Less saturated −25%#4C2532

Channel breakdown

R90

G23

B45

Red90 (35.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue340.3°

Saturation (HSL)59.29%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5A · G 17 · B 2D

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