#5b2525

Color #5b2525

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 31.92 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b2525

RGB

rgb(91, 37, 37)

HSL

hsl(0, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 59.3%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(22.59, 24.81, 12.22)

LCH

lch(22.59, 27.66, 26.22)

OKLCH

oklch(34.2%, 0.0798, 22.16)

HWB

hwb(0, 14.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#255b5b

Analogous

#5b2540

#5b2525

#5b4025

Triadic

#5b2525

#255b25

#25255b

Split-complementary

#5b2525

#255b40

#25405b

Tetradic

#5b2525

#5b5b25

#255b5b

#25255b

Square

#5b2525

#405b25

#255b5b

#40255b

Shades

Color #5b2525 mixed toward black.

#4c1f1f

#3d1919

#2e1212

#1e0c0c

#0f0606

Tints

Color #5b2525 mixed toward white.

#883737

#b54a4a

#c87777

#daa4a4

#edd2d2

Tones

Color #5b2525 mixed toward gray.

#572929

#522e2e

#4e3232

#493737

#453c3c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494925 · ΔE 29.6

Deuteranopia

#4c4f25 · ΔE 31.7

Tritanopia

#592525 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b2525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b2525]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#5b2525 (#5b2525) is rgb(91, 37, 37) in RGB.

No, #5b2525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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