Recognised as Colour
#5F170A
- #5F170A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#5F170A is a red with RGB values 95, 23, 10 and HSL 9°, 81%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#5F170A#5F170A
HEX#5F170A
RGBrgb(95, 23, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0902, 0.0392
RGB percentages37.3%, 9%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(9.2, 81%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 89.5%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.8%, 89.5%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,231,818
CSS custom property--colour: #5F170A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#A0E8F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A525F
Analogous#5F0A27, #5F420A
Triadic#0A5F17, #170A5F
Split complementary#0A5F42, #0A275F
Tetradic#275F0A, #0A525F, #420A5F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G23
B10
Red95 (37.3%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue9.18°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 17 · B 0A
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