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Recognised as Colour

#5E2139

  • #5E2139
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E2139 is a red with RGB values 94, 33, 57 and HSL 336°, 48%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E2139#5E2139
HEX#5E2139
RGBrgb(94, 33, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1294, 0.2235
RGB percentages36.9%, 12.9%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(336.4, 48%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 64.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 64.9%, 39.4%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,168,889
CSS custom property--colour: #5E2139;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#A1DEC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2F3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C3B38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#661C2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 37.3Black · ΔE 38.1Brown · ΔE 39.8Pale violetred · ΔE 40.6Indian red · ΔE 40.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 37.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#215E46
Analogous#5E2157, #5E2821
Triadic#395E21, #21395E
Split complementary#215E28, #21585E
Tetradic#585E21, #215E46, #28215E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D07B9C
Lighter +30%#C35580
Lighter +20%#A93C67
Lighter +10%#842E50
Darker −10%#381422
Darker −20%#13060B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E1136
Less saturated −25%#4E313C

Channel breakdown

R94
G33
B57
Red94 (36.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue336.39°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 21 · B 39

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