Recognised as Colour

#522D2C

#522D2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#522D2C is a red with RGB values 82, 45, 44 and HSL 2°, 30%, 25%. 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

#522D2C#522D2C

HEX#522D2C

RGBrgb(82, 45, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1765, 0.1725

RGB percentages32.2%, 17.6%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(1.6, 30.2%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 46.3%, 32.2%)

CMYK0%, 45.1%, 46.3%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,385,516

CSS custom property--colour: #522D2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.86:1

Contrast with white11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#ADD2D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35332Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3A2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#59282Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 28.3 Black · ΔE 29.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Gray · ΔE 35.7 Sienna · ΔE 36.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 28.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C5152

Analogous#522C3E, #52402C

Triadic#2C522D, #2D2C52

Split complementary#2C5240, #2C3E52

Tetradic#3E522C, #2C5152, #402C52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C08B8A

Lighter +30%#AE6A69

Lighter +20%#945150

Lighter +10%#733F3E

Darker −10%#311B1A

Darker −20%#100908

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#621E1C

Less saturated −25%#423C3C

Channel breakdown

R82

G45

B44

Red82 (32.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue1.58°

Saturation (HSL)30.16%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 52 · G 2D · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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