Recognised as Colour

#5B2235

#5B2235
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B2235 is a red with RGB values 91, 34, 53 and HSL 340°, 46%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B2235#5B2235

HEX#5B2235

RGBrgb(91, 34, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1333, 0.2078

RGB percentages35.7%, 13.3%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(340, 45.6%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 62.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 62.6%, 41.8%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,972,533

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2235;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.17:1

Contrast with white12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#A4DDCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B3A34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#631C29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 35.8 Black · ΔE 36.1 Brown · ΔE 39.5 Sienna · ΔE 40.8 Indian red · ΔE 41 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 35.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#225B48

Analogous#5B2252, #5B2C22

Triadic#355B22, #22355B

Split complementary#225B2C, #22525B

Tetradic#525B22, #225B48, #2C225B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CE7B97

Lighter +30%#C05679

Lighter +20%#A53E60

Lighter +10%#80304B

Darker −10%#36141F

Darker −20%#11060A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B1230

Less saturated −25%#4B323A

Channel breakdown

R91

G34

B53

Red91 (35.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)45.6%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 22 · B 35

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