Colour

#52222A

#52222A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#52222A is a red with RGB values 82, 34, 42 and HSL 350°, 41%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#52222A

RGBrgb(82, 34, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1333, 0.1647

RGB percentages32.2%, 13.3%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(350, 41.4%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 58.5%, 32.2%)

CMYK0%, 58.5%, 48.8%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,382,698

CSS custom property--colour: #52222A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#ADDDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2B2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#383529no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#591C25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.5 Dim grey · ΔE 33.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.8 Sienna · ΔE 38.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.4 Brown · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#22524A

Analogous#522242, #523222

Triadic#2A5222, #222A52

Split complementary#225232, #224252

Tetradic#425222, #22524A, #322252

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C77986

Lighter +30%#B85565

Lighter +20%#9A404F

Lighter +10%#76313C

Darker −10%#2E1318

Darker −20%#0A0405

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#611420

Less saturated −25%#443134

Channel breakdown

R82

G34

B42

Red82 (32.2%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)41.38%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 52 · G 22 · B 2A

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