Recognised as Colour
#522D27
- #522D27
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#522D27 is a red with RGB values 82, 45, 39 and HSL 8°, 36%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#522D27#522D27
HEX#522D27
RGBrgb(82, 45, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1765, 0.1529
RGB percentages32.2%, 17.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(8.4, 35.5%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 52.4%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 45.1%, 52.4%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,385,511
CSS custom property--colour: #522D27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#ADD2D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#274C52
Analogous#522736, #524327
Triadic#27522D, #2D2752
Split complementary#275243, #273652
Tetradic#365227, #274C52, #432752
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G45
B39
Red82 (32.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue8.37°
Saturation (HSL)35.54%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2D · B 27
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