Colour

#5B4041

#5B4041
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B4041 is a red with RGB values 91, 64, 65 and HSL 358°, 17%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B4041

RGBrgb(91, 64, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.251, 0.2549

RGB percentages35.7%, 25.1%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(357.8, 17.4%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 29.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 29.7%, 28.6%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,980,225

CSS custom property--colour: #5B4041;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#A4BFBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454441no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#603D40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Gray · ΔE 26.7 Slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Black · ΔE 32.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#405B5A

Analogous#5B404E, #5B4D40

Triadic#415B40, #40415B

Split complementary#405B4D, #404E5B

Tetradic#4F5B40, #405B5A, #4D405B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1A6A7

Lighter +30%#AC888A

Lighter +20%#976A6C

Lighter +10%#795556

Darker −10%#3D2B2C

Darker −20%#1F1616

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E2D2F

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R91

G64

B65

Red91 (35.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue357.78°

Saturation (HSL)17.42%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 40 · B 41

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