Colour

#5B2335

#5B2335
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B2335 is a red with RGB values 91, 35, 53 and HSL 341°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B2335#5B2335

HEX#5B2335

RGBrgb(91, 35, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1373, 0.2078

RGB percentages35.7%, 13.7%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(340.7, 44.4%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.7, 61.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 41.8%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,972,789

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2335;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.09:1

Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#A4DCCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2F35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C3A34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#631E2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Black · ΔE 35.8 Brown · ΔE 39.5 Sienna · ΔE 40.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7 Indian red · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 35.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#235B49

Analogous#5B2351, #5B2D23

Triadic#355B23, #23355B

Split complementary#235B2D, #23515B

Tetradic#515B23, #235B49, #2D235B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CD7D97

Lighter +30%#BF5879

Lighter +20%#A53F60

Lighter +10%#80314A

Darker −10%#361520

Darker −20%#11070A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B132F

Less saturated −25%#4B333B

Channel breakdown

R91

G35

B53

Red91 (35.7%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue340.71°

Saturation (HSL)44.44%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 23 · B 35

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