Recognised as Colour

#5E0817

#5E0817
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#5E0817 is a red with RGB values 94, 8, 23 and HSL 350°, 84%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#5E0817

RGBrgb(94, 8, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.0314, 0.0902

RGB percentages36.9%, 3.1%, 9%

HSLhsl(349.5, 84.3%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 91.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK0%, 91.5%, 75.5%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,162,455

CSS custom property--colour: #5E0817;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.79:1

Contrast with white13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#A1F7E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242117no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#393314no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Tritanopia#68000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 25 Brown · ΔE 26.7 Dark red · ΔE 29.9 Sienna · ΔE 32.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.7 Firebrick · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 25.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#085E4F

Analogous#5E0842, #5E2408

Triadic#175E08, #08175E

Split complementary#085E24, #08425E

Tetradic#425E08, #085E4F, #24085E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EF4361

Lighter +30%#EB143A

Lighter +20%#BC102E

Lighter +10%#8D0C23

Darker −10%#2F040C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#660012

Less saturated −25%#51151F

Channel breakdown

R94

B23

Red94 (36.9%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue349.53°

Saturation (HSL)84.31%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5E · G 08 · B 17

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