Recognised as Colour

#65172E

#65172E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#65172E is a red with RGB values 101, 23, 46 and HSL 342°, 63%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#65172E#65172E

HEX#65172E

RGBrgb(101, 23, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.0902, 0.1804

RGB percentages39.6%, 9%, 18%

HSLhsl(342.3, 62.9%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 77.2%, 39.6%)

CMYK0%, 77.2%, 54.5%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,625,070

CSS custom property--colour: #65172E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.24:1

Contrast with white12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#9AE8D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2B2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3B2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6F0621no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.1 Maroon · ΔE 34.5 Indian red · ΔE 36.2 Sienna · ΔE 37.4 Dark red · ΔE 38.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17654E

Analogous#651755, #652717

Triadic#2E6517, #172E65

Split complementary#176527, #175565

Tetradic#556517, #17654E, #271765

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD6B8D

Lighter +30%#D4416C

Lighter +20%#B82A54

Lighter +10%#8F2041

Darker −10%#3B0E1B

Darker −20%#120408

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#750828

Less saturated −25%#562734

Channel breakdown

R101

G23

B46

Red101 (39.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue342.31°

Saturation (HSL)62.9%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 65 · G 17 · B 2E

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