Colour

#5B3026

#5B3026
Red
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#5B3026 is a red with RGB values 91, 48, 38 and HSL 11°, 41%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#5B3026

RGBrgb(91, 48, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1882, 0.149

RGB percentages35.7%, 18.8%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(11.3, 41.1%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 58.2%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 47.3%, 58.2%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,976,102

CSS custom property--colour: #5B3026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.08:1

Contrast with white11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#A4CFD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B3625no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#453F25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#63292Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 29.9 Sienna · ΔE 29.9 Dim grey · ΔE 30.5 Black · ΔE 34.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36 Gray · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 29.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26515B

Analogous#5B2637, #5B4A26

Triadic#265B30, #30265B

Split complementary#265B4A, #26365B

Tetradic#365B26, #26515B, #4A265B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB9082

Lighter +30%#BC705E

Lighter +20%#A35644

Lighter +10%#7F4335

Darker −10%#371D17

Darker −20%#130A08

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B2616

Less saturated −25%#4B3A36

Channel breakdown

R91

G48

B38

Red91 (35.7%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue11.32°

Saturation (HSL)41.09%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 30 · B 26

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