Recognised as Colour
#5B2937
- #5B2937
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#5B2937 is a red with RGB values 91, 41, 55 and HSL 343°, 38%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#5B2937#5B2937
HEX#5B2937
RGBrgb(91, 41, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1608, 0.2157
RGB percentages35.7%, 16.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(343.2, 37.9%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 54.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 39.6%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,974,327
CSS custom property--colour: #5B2937;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A4D6C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#295B4D
Analogous#5B2950, #5B3429
Triadic#375B29, #29375B
Split complementary#295B34, #29505B
Tetradic#505B29, #295B4D, #34295B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G41
B55
Red91 (35.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue343.2°
Saturation (HSL)37.88%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 29 · B 37
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