Recognised as Colour

#5D252D

#5D252D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5D252D is a red with RGB values 93, 37, 45 and HSL 351°, 43%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5D252D

RGBrgb(93, 37, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1451, 0.1765

RGB percentages36.5%, 14.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(351.4, 43.1%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 60.2%, 36.5%)

CMYK0%, 60.2%, 51.6%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,104,365

CSS custom property--colour: #5D252D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1

Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#A2DAD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#31302Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3B2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#651D28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 34.8 Sienna · ΔE 35 Brown · ΔE 35.7 Black · ΔE 35.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.4 Maroon · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 34.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#255D55

Analogous#5D2549, #5D3925

Triadic#2D5D25, #252D5D

Split complementary#255D39, #25495D

Tetradic#495D25, #255D55, #39255D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CD818C

Lighter +30%#BE5D6B

Lighter +20%#A64250

Lighter +10%#81343F

Darker −10%#39161B

Darker −20%#14080A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D1521

Less saturated −25%#4D3539

Channel breakdown

R93

G37

B45

Red93 (36.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue351.43°

Saturation (HSL)43.08%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5D · G 25 · B 2D

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