Colour

#5B424B

#5B424B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B424B is a red with RGB values 91, 66, 75 and HSL 338°, 16%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B424B

RGBrgb(91, 66, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2588, 0.2941

RGB percentages35.7%, 25.9%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(338.4, 15.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 27.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 27.5%, 17.6%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,980,747

CSS custom property--colour: #5B424B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#A4BDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45464Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4A4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5F4145no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 25.8 Slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Black · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#425B52

Analogous#5B4258, #5B4642

Triadic#4B5B42, #424B5B

Split complementary#425B46, #42585B

Tetradic#585B42, #425B52, #46425B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0A9B1

Lighter +30%#AB8B97

Lighter +20%#956E7C

Lighter +10%#795763

Darker −10%#3D2D33

Darker −20%#20171A

Darker −30%#020202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6F2E46

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R91

G66

B75

Red91 (35.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue338.4°

Saturation (HSL)15.92%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 42 · B 4B

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