Recognised as Colour
#5E3532
- #5E3532
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#5E3532 is a red with RGB values 94, 53, 50 and HSL 4°, 31%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#5E3532#5E3532
HEX#5E3532
RGBrgb(94, 53, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2078, 0.1961
RGB percentages36.9%, 20.8%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(4.1, 30.6%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.1, 46.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 46.8%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,174,002
CSS custom property--colour: #5E3532;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#A1CACD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#325B5E
Analogous#5E3245, #5E4B32
Triadic#325E35, #35325E
Split complementary#325E4B, #32455E
Tetradic#455E32, #325B5E, #4B325E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G53
B50
Red94 (36.9%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue4.09°
Saturation (HSL)30.56%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 35 · B 32
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