Colour
#5F282B
- #5F282B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#5F282B is a red with RGB values 95, 40, 43 and HSL 357°, 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
#5F282B#5F282B
HEX#5F282B
RGBrgb(95, 40, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1569, 0.1686
RGB percentages37.3%, 15.7%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(356.7, 40.7%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 57.9%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 57.9%, 54.7%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,236,203
CSS custom property--colour: #5F282B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04125WCAG 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 11.51:1
Contrast with white11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#A0D7D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#285F5C
Analogous#5F2846, #5F4128
Triadic#2B5F28, #282B5F
Split complementary#285F41, #28465F
Tetradic#465F28, #285F5C, #41285F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G40
B43
Red95 (37.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue356.73°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 28 · B 2B
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