Colour

#5E0400

#5E0400
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#5E0400 is a red with RGB values 94, 4, 0 and HSL 3°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#5E0400#5E0400

HEX#5E0400

RGBrgb(94, 4, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.0157, 0

RGB percentages36.9%, 1.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(2.6, 100%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 100%, 36.9%)

CMYK0%, 95.7%, 100%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,161,408

CSS custom property--colour: #5E0400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.06:1

Contrast with white14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#A1FBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#251F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#690005no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 17 Dark red · ΔE 22 Brown · ΔE 23.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.4 Sienna · ΔE 28.5 Firebrick · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#005A5E

Analogous#5E002B, #5E3300

Triadic#005E04, #04005E

Split complementary#005E33, #002B5E

Tetradic#2B5E00, #005A5E, #33005E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF342B

Lighter +30%#F70B00

Lighter +20%#C40800

Lighter +10%#910600

Darker −10%#2B0200

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E0400

Less saturated −25%#520F0C

Channel breakdown

R94

Red94 (36.9%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue2.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5E · G 04 · B 00

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