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Recognised as Colour

#5B423D

  • #5B423D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B423D is a red with RGB values 91, 66, 61 and HSL 10°, 20%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B423D#5B423D
HEX#5B423D
RGBrgb(91, 66, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2588, 0.2392
RGB percentages35.7%, 25.9%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(10, 19.7%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 33%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 33%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,980,733
CSS custom property--colour: #5B423D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#A4BDC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47453Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D4A3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#613F41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 31Black · ΔE 33Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D565B
Analogous#5B3D47, #5B513D
Triadic#3D5B42, #423D5B
Split complementary#3D5B51, #3D475B
Tetradic#475B3D, #3D565B, #513D5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1A8A3
Lighter +30%#AD8B84
Lighter +20%#986E66
Lighter +10%#7A5851
Darker −10%#3C2C29
Darker −20%#1E1614
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E352A
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R91
G66
B61
Red91 (35.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)19.74%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 42 · B 3D

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