Colour

#5F152F

#5F152F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#5F152F is a red with RGB values 95, 21, 47 and HSL 339°, 64%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#5F152F#5F152F

HEX#5F152F

RGBrgb(95, 21, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0824, 0.1843

RGB percentages37.3%, 8.2%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(338.9, 63.8%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 77.9%, 37.3%)

CMYK0%, 77.9%, 50.5%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,231,343

CSS custom property--colour: #5F152F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1

Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#A0EAD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262930no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A372Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#680720no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 35.5 Maroon · ΔE 37.8 Indian red · ΔE 39.2 Sienna · ΔE 40.5 Black · ΔE 40.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 35.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#155F45

Analogous#5F1554, #5F2015

Triadic#2F5F15, #152F5F

Split complementary#155F20, #15545F

Tetradic#545F15, #155F45, #20155F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD638E

Lighter +30%#D33A70

Lighter +20%#B32758

Lighter +10%#891E44

Darker −10%#350C1A

Darker −20%#0B0306

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E072B

Less saturated −25%#512333

Channel breakdown

R95

G21

B47

Red95 (37.3%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue338.92°

Saturation (HSL)63.79%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5F · G 15 · B 2F

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