Recognised as Colour
#5C1931
- #5C1931
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#5C1931 is a red with RGB values 92, 25, 49 and HSL 339°, 57%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#5C1931#5C1931
HEX#5C1931
RGBrgb(92, 25, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.098, 0.1922
RGB percentages36.1%, 9.8%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(338.5, 57.3%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 72.8%, 36.1%)
CMYK0%, 72.8%, 46.7%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,035,761
CSS custom property--colour: #5C1931;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#A3E6CE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#195C44
Analogous#5C1953, #5C2319
Triadic#315C19, #19315C
Split complementary#195C23, #19535C
Tetradic#525C19, #195C44, #22195C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R92
G25
B49
Red92 (36.1%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue338.51°
Saturation (HSL)57.26%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5C · G 19 · B 31
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