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Recognised as Colour

#5C243C

  • #5C243C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C243C is a red with RGB values 92, 36, 60 and HSL 334°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C243C#5C243C
HEX#5C243C
RGBrgb(92, 36, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1412, 0.2353
RGB percentages36.1%, 14.1%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(334.3, 43.8%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 60.9%, 36.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.9%, 34.8%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,038,588
CSS custom property--colour: #5C243C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#A3DBC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C313Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3B3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#63202Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 35.6Black · ΔE 36.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 41Pale violetred · ΔE 41.2Gray · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 35.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#245C44
Analogous#5C2458, #5C2824
Triadic#3C5C24, #243C5C
Split complementary#245C28, #24585C
Tetradic#585C24, #245C44, #28245C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD7FA0
Lighter +30%#BF5A85
Lighter +20%#A5416C
Lighter +10%#813254
Darker −10%#371624
Darker −20%#13070C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C143A
Less saturated −25%#4C343E

Channel breakdown

R92
G36
B60
Red92 (36.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5C · G 24 · B 3C

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