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Recognised as Colour

#5B4442

  • #5B4442
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B4442 is a red with RGB values 91, 68, 66 and HSL 5°, 16%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B4442#5B4442
HEX#5B4442
RGBrgb(91, 68, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2667, 0.2588
RGB percentages35.7%, 26.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(4.8, 15.9%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 27.5%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 25.3%, 27.5%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,981,250
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#A4BBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484742no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4B42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#604144no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Gray · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8Black · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42595B
Analogous#5B424D, #5B5042
Triadic#425B44, #44425B
Split complementary#425B50, #424D5B
Tetradic#4D5B42, #42595B, #50425B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0ABA9
Lighter +30%#AB8E8B
Lighter +20%#95716E
Lighter +10%#795A57
Darker −10%#3D2E2D
Darker −20%#201817
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F342E
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R91
G68
B66
Red91 (35.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue4.8°
Saturation (HSL)15.92%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 44 · B 42

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