Recognised as Colour
#5A352F
- #5A352F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#5A352F is a red with RGB values 90, 53, 47 and HSL 8°, 31%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#5A352F#5A352F
HEX#5A352F
RGBrgb(90, 53, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2078, 0.1843
RGB percentages35.3%, 20.8%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(8.4, 31.4%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 47.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.1%, 47.8%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,911,855
CSS custom property--colour: #5A352F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#A5CAD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F545A
Analogous#5A2F3F, #5A4B2F
Triadic#2F5A35, #352F5A
Split complementary#2F5A4B, #2F3E5A
Tetradic#3E5A2F, #2F545A, #4B2F5A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G53
B47
Red90 (35.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue8.37°
Saturation (HSL)31.39%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 35 · B 2F
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