Recognised as Colour
#5F2C38
- #5F2C38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#5F2C38 is a red with RGB values 95, 44, 56 and HSL 346°, 37%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#5F2C38#5F2C38
HEX#5F2C38
RGBrgb(95, 44, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1725, 0.2196
RGB percentages37.3%, 17.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(345.9, 36.7%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 53.7%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 41.1%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,237,240
CSS custom property--colour: #5F2C38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#A0D3C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C5F53
Analogous#5F2C52, #5F3A2C
Triadic#385F2C, #2C385F
Split complementary#2C5F3A, #2C525F
Tetradic#525F2C, #2C5F53, #3A2C5F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G44
B56
Red95 (37.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue345.88°
Saturation (HSL)36.69%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 2C · B 38
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