Colour

#5C232F

#5C232F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5C232F is a red with RGB values 92, 35, 47 and HSL 347°, 45%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C232F#5C232F

HEX#5C232F

RGBrgb(92, 35, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1373, 0.1843

RGB percentages36.1%, 13.7%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(347.4, 44.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 62%, 36.1%)

CMYK0%, 62%, 48.9%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,038,319

CSS custom property--colour: #5C232F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.09:1

Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#A3DCD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2F2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3A2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#641C28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 35.4 Black · ΔE 35.9 Brown · ΔE 36.8 Sienna · ΔE 37 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.6 Maroon · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 35.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#235C50

Analogous#5C234C, #5C3323

Triadic#2F5C23, #232F5C

Split complementary#235C33, #234C5C

Tetradic#4C5C23, #235C50, #33235C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CE7D8E

Lighter +30%#C0586E

Lighter +20%#A63F55

Lighter +10%#813142

Darker −10%#37151C

Darker −20%#120709

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6C1326

Less saturated −25%#4C3338

Channel breakdown

R92

G35

B47

Red92 (36.1%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue347.37°

Saturation (HSL)44.88%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5C · G 23 · B 2F

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