Recognised as Colour

#5B2427

#5B2427
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#5B2427 is a red with RGB values 91, 36, 39 and HSL 357°, 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#5B2427

RGBrgb(91, 36, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1412, 0.1529

RGB percentages35.7%, 14.1%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(356.7, 43.3%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 60.4%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 60.4%, 57.1%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,973,031

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2427;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#A4DBD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#312E27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3A26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 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 text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 33.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.9 Brown · ΔE 34.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35.4 Maroon · ΔE 35.6 Black · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 33.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#245B58

Analogous#5B2442, #5B3D24

Triadic#275B24, #24275B

Split complementary#245B3D, #24425B

Tetradic#425B24, #245B58, #3D245B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC7F83

Lighter +30%#BE5A60

Lighter +20%#A44146

Lighter +10%#803237

Darker −10%#361617

Darker −20%#120708

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B1419

Less saturated −25%#4B3435

Channel breakdown

R91

G36

B39

Red91 (35.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue356.73°

Saturation (HSL)43.31%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 24 · B 27

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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