Congo Brown is a medium dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Red, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Congo Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Congo Brown is #593737.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Congo Brown has 35%% Red, 22% Green, and 22% Blue.
Congo Brown has 0° Hue, 38% Saturation, and 35% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Congo Brown has 0° Hue, 24% Saturation, and 28% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Congo Brown has 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 38% yellow, and 65% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#593737 |
|
RGB |
(89, 55, 55) |
(35%, 22%, 22%) |
HSV |
(0°, 38, 35) |
(0%, 38%, 35%) |
HSL |
(0°, 24, 28) |
(0%, 24%, 28%) |
CMYK |
(0, 38, 38, 65) |
(0%, 38%, 38%, 65%) |
The natural luminance of Congo Brown is 5%, which is low.
Congo Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Congo Brown and black have a 2.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Congo Brown and white have a 10.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
5% |
insufficient (2.0) |
AAA (10.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Congo Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 13% Red, 65% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
13%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
65%
White
22%
To mix Congo Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Magenta, 7% Yellow, 65% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
7%
Yellow
7%
Black
65%
White
22%
Colors similar to Congo Brown are: Woody Brown, Rose Ebony, Deep Coffee, Rock, and Medium Taupe. Woody Brown is paler than Congo Brown. Rose Ebony is more orange and paler and lighter than Congo Brown. Deep Coffee is brighter and lighter than Congo Brown. Rock is more orange and paler than Congo Brown. Medium Taupe is more orange and paler and lighter than Congo Brown.