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Recognised as Colour

#5F4D56

  • #5F4D56
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5F4D56 is a red with RGB values 95, 77, 86 and HSL 330°, 10%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F4D56#5F4D56
HEX#5F4D56
RGBrgb(95, 77, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.302, 0.3373
RGB percentages37.3%, 30.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(330, 10.5%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 18.9%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 9.5%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,245,718
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#A0B2A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5056no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#525356no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#624D50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Rosy brown · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D5F56
Analogous#5F4D5F, #5F4D4D
Triadic#565F4D, #4D565F
Split complementary#4D5F4D, #4D5F5F
Tetradic#5F5F4D, #4D5F56, #4D4D5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3B5BC
Lighter +30%#AC99A3
Lighter +20%#957D89
Lighter +10%#7B6470
Darker −10%#43363D
Darker −20%#271F23
Darker −30%#0A090A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#753856
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R95
G77
B86
Red95 (37.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)10.47%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 4D · B 56

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