Colour
#5F3939
- #5F3939
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#5F3939 is a red with RGB values 95, 57, 57 and HSL 0°, 25%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#5F3939#5F3939
HEX#5F3939
RGBrgb(95, 57, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2235, 0.2235
RGB percentages37.3%, 22.4%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(0, 25%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 40%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 40%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,240,569
CSS custom property--colour: #5F3939;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#A0C6C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#395F5F
Analogous#5F394C, #5F4C39
Triadic#395F39, #39395F
Split complementary#395F4C, #394C5F
Tetradic#4C5F39, #395F5F, #4C395F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G57
B57
Red95 (37.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 39 · B 39
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