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Recognised as Colour

#5A4549

  • #5A4549
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A4549 is a red with RGB values 90, 69, 73 and HSL 349°, 13%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A4549#5A4549
HEX#5A4549
RGBrgb(90, 69, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2706, 0.2863
RGB percentages35.3%, 27.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(348.6, 13.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 23.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.3%, 18.9%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,915,977
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#A5BAB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484849no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D4C49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#5E4446no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22Gray · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Black · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#455A56
Analogous#5A4554, #5A4C45
Triadic#495A45, #45495A
Split complementary#455A4C, #45545A
Tetradic#545A45, #455A56, #4C455A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFACAF
Lighter +30%#A98F94
Lighter +20%#937278
Lighter +10%#775B60
Darker −10%#3D2F32
Darker −20%#20191A
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E313D
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R90
G69
B73
Red90 (35.3%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue348.57°
Saturation (HSL)13.21%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 45 · B 49

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