Recognised as Colour
#5B2526
- #5B2526
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#5B2526 is a red with RGB values 91, 37, 38 and HSL 359°, 42%, 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 Sienna.
Colour values
#5B2526#5B2526
HEX#5B2526
RGBrgb(91, 37, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1451, 0.149
RGB percentages35.7%, 14.5%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(358.9, 42.2%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 59.3%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.3%, 58.2%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,973,286
CSS custom property--colour: #5B2526;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.7 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#313131
Inverted#A4DAD9
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#255B5A
Analogous#5B2541, #5B3F25
Triadic#265B25, #25265B
Split complementary#255B3F, #25415B
Tetradic#415B25, #255B5A, #3F255B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G37
B38
Red91 (35.7%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue358.89°
Saturation (HSL)42.19%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 25 · B 26
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