Recognised as Colour

#5B2425

#5B2425
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#5B2425 is a red with RGB values 91, 36, 37 and HSL 359°, 43%, 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 Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#5B2425

RGBrgb(91, 36, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1412, 0.1451

RGB percentages35.7%, 14.1%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(358.9, 43.3%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 60.4%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 60.4%, 59.3%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,973,029

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2425;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1

Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#A4DBDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#312E25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3A24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#641B25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 32.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.8 Brown · ΔE 34.2 Maroon · ΔE 34.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35.7 Black · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 32.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#245B5A

Analogous#5B2441, #5B3E24

Triadic#255B24, #24255B

Split complementary#245B3E, #24415B

Tetradic#415B24, #245B5A, #3E245B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC7F80

Lighter +30%#BE5A5C

Lighter +20%#A44143

Lighter +10%#803234

Darker −10%#361616

Darker −20%#120707

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B1416

Less saturated −25%#4B3434

Channel breakdown

R91

G36

B37

Red91 (35.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue358.91°

Saturation (HSL)43.31%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 24 · B 25

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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