Recognised as Colour
#520F2D
- #520F2D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#520F2D is a red with RGB values 82, 15, 45 and HSL 333°, 69%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#520F2D#520F2D
HEX#520F2D
RGBrgb(82, 15, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0588, 0.1765
RGB percentages32.2%, 5.9%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(333.1, 69.1%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.1, 81.7%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 81.7%, 45.1%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,377,837
CSS custom property--colour: #520F2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#ADF0D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F5234
Analogous#520F4F, #52130F
Triadic#2D520F, #0F2D52
Split complementary#0F5213, #0F4F52
Tetradic#4F520F, #0F5234, #120F52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G15
B45
Red82 (32.2%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue333.13°
Saturation (HSL)69.07%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 0F · B 2D
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