Colour

#5D4040

#5D4040
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5D4040 is a red with RGB values 93, 64, 64 and HSL 0°, 18%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D4040#5D4040

HEX#5D4040

RGBrgb(93, 64, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.251, 0.251

RGB percentages36.5%, 25.1%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(0, 18.5%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 31.2%, 36.5%)

CMYK0%, 31.2%, 31.2%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,111,296

CSS custom property--colour: #5D4040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#A2BFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454440no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4A40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#633D40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Gray · ΔE 27 Slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Black · ΔE 33.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#405D5D

Analogous#5D404F, #5D4F40

Triadic#405D40, #40405D

Split complementary#405D4F, #404F5D

Tetradic#4F5D40, #405D5D, #4F405D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2A7A7

Lighter +30%#AD8989

Lighter +20%#996A6A

Lighter +10%#7B5555

Darker −10%#3F2B2B

Darker −20%#211616

Darker −30%#020202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#712C2C

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R93

G64

B64

Red93 (36.5%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)18.47%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5D · G 40 · B 40

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