Colour

#5B2620

#5B2620
Red
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#5B2620 is a red with RGB values 91, 38, 32 and HSL 6°, 48%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#5B2620

RGBrgb(91, 38, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.149, 0.1255

RGB percentages35.7%, 14.9%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(6.1, 48%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 64.8%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 58.2%, 64.8%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,973,536

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2620;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03715WCAG 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 12.05:1

Contrast with white12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#A4D9DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#332F1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#403B1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Tritanopia#641D25no 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 text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 29.4 Sienna · ΔE 29.5 Maroon · ΔE 33.1 Brown · ΔE 33.3 Dim grey · ΔE 35.9 Black · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 29.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20555B

Analogous#5B2037, #5B4420

Triadic#205B26, #26205B

Split complementary#205B44, #20375B

Tetradic#375B20, #20555B, #44205B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF8178

Lighter +30%#C25D52

Lighter +20%#A6463B

Lighter +10%#81362D

Darker −10%#351613

Darker −20%#100605

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6A1A11

Less saturated −25%#4C322F

Channel breakdown

R91

G38

B32

Red91 (35.7%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue6.1°

Saturation (HSL)47.97%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 26 · B 20

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