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Recognised as Colour

#5D3937

  • #5D3937
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D3937 is a red with RGB values 93, 57, 55 and HSL 3°, 26%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D3937#5D3937
HEX#5D3937
RGBrgb(93, 57, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2235, 0.2157
RGB percentages36.5%, 22.4%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(3.2, 25.7%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 40.9%, 36.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 40.9%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,109,495
CSS custom property--colour: #5D3937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#A2C6C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#403E37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#494536no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#643539no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 30Gray · ΔE 30.9Black · ΔE 33.2Sienna · ΔE 34.6Rosy brown · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375B5D
Analogous#5D3748, #5D4C37
Triadic#375D39, #39375D
Split complementary#375D4C, #37485D
Tetradic#485D37, #375B5D, #4C375D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C49E9C
Lighter +30%#B17E7C
Lighter +20%#9D605D
Lighter +10%#7D4D4A
Darker −10%#3D2524
Darker −20%#1D1211
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#702824
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R93
G57
B55
Red93 (36.5%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue3.16°
Saturation (HSL)25.68%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5D · G 39 · B 37

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