Recognised as Colour

#5B172F

#5B172F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5B172F is a red with RGB values 91, 23, 47 and HSL 339°, 60%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#5B172F#5B172F

HEX#5B172F

RGBrgb(91, 23, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0902, 0.1843

RGB percentages35.7%, 9%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(338.8, 59.6%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 74.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 74.7%, 48.4%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,969,711

CSS custom property--colour: #5B172F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.06:1

Contrast with white13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#A4E8D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262830no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#38362Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#630D21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 37.4 Black · ΔE 38.7 Maroon · ΔE 39.5 Indian red · ΔE 40.6 Dim grey · ΔE 40.9 Sienna · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 37.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#175B43

Analogous#5B1751, #5B2117

Triadic#2F5B17, #172F5B

Split complementary#175B21, #17515B

Tetradic#515B17, #175B43, #21175B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8668E

Lighter +30%#CE3D70

Lighter +20%#AC2C59

Lighter +10%#842144

Darker −10%#320D1A

Darker −20%#0A0205

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#69092B

Less saturated −25%#4D2533

Channel breakdown

R91

G23

B47

Red91 (35.7%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue338.82°

Saturation (HSL)59.65%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 17 · B 2F

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