Recognised as Colour
#512D2B
- #512D2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#512D2B is a red with RGB values 81, 45, 43 and HSL 3°, 31%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#512D2B#512D2B
HEX#512D2B
RGBrgb(81, 45, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1765, 0.1686
RGB percentages31.8%, 17.6%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(3.2, 30.6%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 46.9%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 46.9%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,319,979
CSS custom property--colour: #512D2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#AED2D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B4F51
Analogous#512B3C, #51402B
Triadic#2B512D, #2D2B51
Split complementary#2B5140, #2B3C51
Tetradic#3C512B, #2B4F51, #402B51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G45
B43
Red81 (31.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue3.16°
Saturation (HSL)30.65%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2D · B 2B
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