Recognised as Colour
#522A2E
- #522A2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#522A2E is a red with RGB values 82, 42, 46 and HSL 354°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#522A2E#522A2E
HEX#522A2E
RGBrgb(82, 42, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1647, 0.1804
RGB percentages32.2%, 16.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(354, 32.3%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 48.8%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.8%, 43.9%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,384,750
CSS custom property--colour: #522A2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#ADD5D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A524E
Analogous#522A42, #523A2A
Triadic#2E522A, #2A2E52
Split complementary#2A523A, #2A4252
Tetradic#42522A, #2A524E, #3A2A52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G42
B46
Red82 (32.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2A · B 2E
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