Recognised as Colour

#5B1626

#5B1626
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5B1626 is a red with RGB values 91, 22, 38 and HSL 346°, 61%, 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

#5B1626#5B1626

HEX#5B1626

RGBrgb(91, 22, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0863, 0.149

RGB percentages35.7%, 8.6%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(346.1, 61.1%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.1, 75.8%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 75.8%, 58.2%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,969,446

CSS custom property--colour: #5B1626;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.23:1

Contrast with white13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#A4E9D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272726no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#393524no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#64071Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 33.6 Maroon · ΔE 34.6 Sienna · ΔE 36.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.1 Indian red · ΔE 38.6 Black · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 33.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#165B4B

Analogous#5B1649, #5B2816

Triadic#265B16, #16265B

Split complementary#165B28, #16495B

Tetradic#495B16, #165B4B, #28165B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9647F

Lighter +30%#CF3B5D

Lighter +20%#AD2A48

Lighter +10%#842037

Darker −10%#320C15

Darker −20%#090204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#69081E

Less saturated −25%#4D242E

Channel breakdown

R91

G22

B38

Red91 (35.7%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue346.09°

Saturation (HSL)61.06%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 16 · B 26

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