Recognised as Colour

#5F282A

#5F282A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#5F282A is a red with RGB values 95, 40, 42 and HSL 358°, 41%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#5F282A

RGBrgb(95, 40, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1569, 0.1647

RGB percentages37.3%, 15.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(357.8, 40.7%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 57.9%, 37.3%)

CMYK0%, 57.9%, 55.8%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,236,202

CSS custom property--colour: #5F282A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#A0D7D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35322Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#423E29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#682029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 31.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.9 Brown · ΔE 34.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Maroon · ΔE 35.5 Black · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 31.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#285F5D

Analogous#5F2846, #5F4228

Triadic#2A5F28, #282A5F

Split complementary#285F42, #28465F

Tetradic#465F28, #285F5D, #41285F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC8789

Lighter +30%#BD6366

Lighter +20%#A7464A

Lighter +10%#83373A

Darker −10%#3B191A

Darker −20%#170A0A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#70171A

Less saturated −25%#4E393A

Channel breakdown

R95

G40

B42

Red95 (37.3%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue357.82°

Saturation (HSL)40.74%

Lightness26.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5F · G 28 · B 2A

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