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Recognised as Colour

#52242A

  • #52242A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#52242A is a red with RGB values 82, 36, 42 and HSL 352°, 39%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#52242A#52242A
HEX#52242A
RGBrgb(82, 36, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1412, 0.1647
RGB percentages32.2%, 14.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(352.2, 39%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 56.1%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 56.1%, 48.8%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,383,210
CSS custom property--colour: #52242A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#ADDBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2D2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#393629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#591E26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.1Dim grey · ΔE 32.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.8Sienna · ΔE 37.9Saddle brown · ΔE 38.7Gray · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24524C
Analogous#522441, #523524
Triadic#2A5224, #242A52
Split complementary#245235, #244152
Tetradic#415224, #24524C, #352452

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C67C86
Lighter +30%#B65965
Lighter +20%#99434E
Lighter +10%#75343C
Darker −10%#2F1418
Darker −20%#0B0506
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#61151F
Less saturated −25%#433335

Channel breakdown

R82
G36
B42
Red82 (32.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue352.17°
Saturation (HSL)38.98%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 24 · B 2A

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