Recognised as Colour

#5B031D

#5B031D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#5B031D is a red with RGB values 91, 3, 29 and HSL 342°, 94%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#5B031D

RGBrgb(91, 3, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0118, 0.1137

RGB percentages35.7%, 1.2%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(342.3, 93.6%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 96.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 96.7%, 68.1%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,964,573

CSS custom property--colour: #5B031D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.23:1

Contrast with white14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#A4FCE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#201F1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#36311Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#65000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 30.1 Brown · ΔE 30.5 Dark red · ΔE 34.8 Sienna · ΔE 37.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 38 Indian red · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 30.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#035B41

Analogous#5B0349, #5B1503

Triadic#1D5B03, #031D5B

Split complementary#035B15, #03495B

Tetradic#495B03, #035B41, #15035B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8326C

Lighter +30%#EF084C

Lighter +20%#BE063C

Lighter +10%#8C052D

Darker −10%#2A010D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E001C

Less saturated −25%#4F0F22

Channel breakdown

R91

B29

Red91 (35.7%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue342.27°

Saturation (HSL)93.62%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 03 · B 1D

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