Recognised as Colour
#522D28
- #522D28
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#522D28 is a red with RGB values 82, 45, 40 and HSL 7°, 34%, 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
#522D28#522D28
HEX#522D28
RGBrgb(82, 45, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1765, 0.1569
RGB percentages32.2%, 17.6%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(7.1, 34.4%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 51.2%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 45.1%, 51.2%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,385,512
CSS custom property--colour: #522D28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#ADD2D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.9:1WCAG 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#284D52
Analogous#522838, #524228
Triadic#28522D, #2D2852
Split complementary#285242, #283852
Tetradic#385228, #284D52, #422852
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G45
B40
Red82 (32.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue7.14°
Saturation (HSL)34.43%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2D · B 28
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