Colour

#5A2B2B

#5A2B2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A2B2B is a red with RGB values 90, 43, 43 and HSL 0°, 35%, 26%. 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

#5A2B2B#5A2B2B

HEX#5A2B2B

RGBrgb(90, 43, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.1686, 0.1686

RGB percentages35.3%, 16.9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(0, 35.3%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 52.2%, 35.3%)

CMYK0%, 52.2%, 52.2%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,909,291

CSS custom property--colour: #5A2B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61 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 black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#A5D4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35332Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#413D2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#62242Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 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 text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Sienna · ΔE 33.4 Black · ΔE 33.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Brown · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 31.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B5A5A

Analogous#5A2B43, #5A432B

Triadic#2B5A2B, #2B2B5A

Split complementary#2B5A43, #2B435A

Tetradic#435A2B, #2B5A5A, #432B5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C78A8A

Lighter +30%#B76767

Lighter +20%#9F4C4C

Lighter +10%#7D3B3B

Darker −10%#371B1B

Darker −20%#150A0A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B1A1A

Less saturated −25%#493C3C

Channel breakdown

R90

G43

B43

Red90 (35.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)35.34%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5A · G 2B · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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