Colour

#5C212B

#5C212B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5C212B is a red with RGB values 92, 33, 43 and HSL 350°, 47%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#5C212B#5C212B

HEX#5C212B

RGBrgb(92, 33, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1294, 0.1686

RGB percentages36.1%, 12.9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(349.8, 47.2%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 64.1%, 36.1%)

CMYK0%, 64.1%, 53.3%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,037,803

CSS custom property--colour: #5C212B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.3:1

Contrast with white12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#A3DED4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2D2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D392Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#651825no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 35.2 Sienna · ΔE 35.6 Black · ΔE 36.4 Dim grey · ΔE 36.6 Maroon · ΔE 36.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 35.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#215C52

Analogous#5C2148, #5C3521

Triadic#2B5C21, #212B5C

Split complementary#215C35, #21495C

Tetradic#495C21, #215C52, #35215C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF7A88

Lighter +30%#C25467

Lighter +20%#A73C4E

Lighter +10%#822E3D

Darker −10%#361419

Darker −20%#110608

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6C1121

Less saturated −25%#4C3135

Channel breakdown

R92

G33

B43

Red92 (36.1%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue349.83°

Saturation (HSL)47.2%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5C · G 21 · B 2B

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