Recognised as Colour

#5B2533

#5B2533
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B2533 is a red with RGB values 91, 37, 51 and HSL 344°, 42%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B2533#5B2533

HEX#5B2533

RGBrgb(91, 37, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1451, 0.2

RGB percentages35.7%, 14.5%, 20%

HSLhsl(344.4, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 59.3%, 44%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,973,299

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2533;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.95:1

Contrast with white11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#A4DACC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F3033no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3B32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#631F2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 34.1 Black · ΔE 35.1 Sienna · ΔE 38.7 Brown · ΔE 38.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.6 Indian red · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 34.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#255B4D

Analogous#5B254E, #5B3225

Triadic#335B25, #25335B

Split complementary#255B32, #254E5B

Tetradic#4E5B25, #255B4D, #32255B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC8094

Lighter +30%#BD5C75

Lighter +20%#A4425C

Lighter +10%#7F3447

Darker −10%#37161F

Darker −20%#12080A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B152B

Less saturated −25%#4B353B

Channel breakdown

R91

G37

B51

Red91 (35.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue344.44°

Saturation (HSL)42.19%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 25 · B 33

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