Colour

#5B1722

#5B1722
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5B1722 is a red with RGB values 91, 23, 34 and HSL 350°, 60%, 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

#5B1722#5B1722

HEX#5B1722

RGBrgb(91, 23, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0902, 0.1333

RGB percentages35.7%, 9%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(350.3, 59.6%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.3, 74.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 74.7%, 62.6%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,969,698

CSS custom property--colour: #5B1722;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#A4E8DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282722no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3520no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#64071Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.1 Maroon · ΔE 32.4 Sienna · ΔE 34.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.5 Dark red · ΔE 37.2 Indian red · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#175B50

Analogous#5B1744, #5B2E17

Triadic#225B17, #17225B

Split complementary#175B2E, #17445B

Tetradic#445B17, #175B50, #2E175B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D86678

Lighter +30%#CE3D54

Lighter +20%#AC2C40

Lighter +10%#842131

Darker −10%#320D13

Darker −20%#0A0204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#690918

Less saturated −25%#4D252C

Channel breakdown

R91

G23

B34

Red91 (35.7%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue350.29°

Saturation (HSL)59.65%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 17 · B 22

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