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Recognised as Colour

#523A3F

  • #523A3F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#523A3F is a red with RGB values 82, 58, 63 and HSL 348°, 17%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#523A3F#523A3F
HEX#523A3F
RGBrgb(82, 58, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2275, 0.2471
RGB percentages32.2%, 22.7%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(347.5, 17.1%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.5, 29.3%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 23.2%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,388,863
CSS custom property--colour: #523A3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#ADC5C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D3E3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#43423Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#56383Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 28.8Black · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A524D
Analogous#523A4B, #52413A
Triadic#3F523A, #3A3F52
Split complementary#3A5241, #3A4B52
Tetradic#4B523A, #3A524D, #413A52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA9EA4
Lighter +30%#A58088
Lighter +20%#8E646D
Lighter +10%#704F56
Darker −10%#342528
Darker −20%#161011
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#642935
Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R82
G58
B63
Red82 (32.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue347.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.14%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 3A · B 3F

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