Recognised as Colour
#90253A
- #90253A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#90253A is a red with RGB values 144, 37, 58 and HSL 348°, 59%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#90253A#90253A
HEX#90253A
RGBrgb(144, 37, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1451, 0.2275
RGB percentages56.5%, 14.5%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(348.2, 59.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 74.3%, 56.5%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 59.7%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,446,714
CSS custom property--colour: #90253A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#6FDAC5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25907B
Analogous#90256F, #904625
Triadic#3A9025, #253A90
Split complementary#259046, #256F90
Tetradic#709025, #25907B, #462590
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R144
G37
B58
Red144 (56.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue348.22°
Saturation (HSL)59.12%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 90 · G 25 · B 3A
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