Colour

#5E2425

#5E2425
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#5E2425 is a red with RGB values 94, 36, 37 and HSL 359°, 45%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#5E2425

RGBrgb(94, 36, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1412, 0.1451

RGB percentages36.9%, 14.1%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(359, 44.6%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359, 61.7%, 36.9%)

CMYK0%, 61.7%, 60.6%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,169,637

CSS custom property--colour: #5E2425;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.97:1

Contrast with white11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#A1DBDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#322F25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#413B24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#671A25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 31.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 31.8 Brown · ΔE 32.6 Maroon · ΔE 33.3 Dim grey · ΔE 36.5 Indian red · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 31.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#245E5D

Analogous#5E2442, #5E4024

Triadic#255E24, #24255E

Split complementary#245E40, #24425E

Tetradic#425E24, #245E5D, #40245E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CE8081

Lighter +30%#C05B5D

Lighter +20%#A84042

Lighter +10%#833234

Darker −10%#391616

Darker −20%#140808

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E1415

Less saturated −25%#4E3435

Channel breakdown

R94

G36

B37

Red94 (36.9%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue358.97°

Saturation (HSL)44.62%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5E · G 24 · B 25

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