Recognised as Colour

#5E212E

#5E212E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5E212E is a red with RGB values 94, 33, 46 and HSL 347°, 48%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#5E212E#5E212E

HEX#5E212E

RGBrgb(94, 33, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1294, 0.1804

RGB percentages36.9%, 12.9%, 18%

HSLhsl(347.2, 48%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 64.9%, 36.9%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 51.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,168,878

CSS custom property--colour: #5E212E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#A1DED1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3A2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#671826no 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 text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 35.3 Sienna · ΔE 36.4 Dim grey · ΔE 36.9 Black · ΔE 37.3 Maroon · ΔE 37.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 35.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#215E51

Analogous#5E214D, #5E3221

Triadic#2E5E21, #212E5E

Split complementary#215E32, #214D5E

Tetradic#4D5E21, #215E51, #33215E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D07B8D

Lighter +30%#C3556C

Lighter +20%#A93C53

Lighter +10%#842E40

Darker −10%#38141C

Darker −20%#130609

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E1125

Less saturated −25%#4E3137

Channel breakdown

R94

G33

B46

Red94 (36.9%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue347.21°

Saturation (HSL)48.03%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5E · G 21 · B 2E

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