Recognised as Colour

#522C23

#522C23
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#522C23 is a red with RGB values 82, 44, 35 and HSL 11°, 40%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#522C23

RGBrgb(82, 44, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1725, 0.1373

RGB percentages32.2%, 17.3%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(11.5, 40.2%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 57.3%, 32.2%)

CMYK0%, 46.3%, 57.3%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,385,251

CSS custom property--colour: #522C23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03717WCAG 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 12.05:1

Contrast with white12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#ADD3DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353122no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3922no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#59262Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 30.4 Black · ΔE 31.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.8 Sienna · ΔE 33.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1 Gray · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 30.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#234952

Analogous#522332, #524423

Triadic#23522C, #2C2352

Split complementary#235244, #233252

Tetradic#315223, #234952, #442352

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6897B

Lighter +30%#B76957

Lighter +20%#995242

Lighter +10%#763F32

Darker −10%#2E1914

Darker −20%#0B0604

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#612314

Less saturated −25%#433532

Channel breakdown

R82

G44

B35

Red82 (32.2%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue11.49°

Saturation (HSL)40.17%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 52 · G 2C · B 23

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