Recognised as Colour
#5D1209
- #5D1209
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#5D1209 is a red with RGB values 93, 18, 9 and HSL 6°, 82%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#5D1209#5D1209
HEX#5D1209
RGBrgb(93, 18, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.0706, 0.0353
RGB percentages36.5%, 7.1%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(6.4, 82.4%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 90.3%, 36.5%)
CMYK0%, 80.6%, 90.3%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,099,465
CSS custom property--colour: #5D1209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.5:1
Contrast with white13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#A2EDF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09545D
Analogous#5D092A, #5D3C09
Triadic#095D12, #12095D
Split complementary#095D3C, #092A5D
Tetradic#2A5D09, #09545D, #3C095D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G18
B9
Red93 (36.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue6.43°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5D · G 12 · B 09
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