Colour

#53231D

#53231D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#53231D is a red with RGB values 83, 35, 29 and HSL 7°, 48%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#53231D

RGBrgb(83, 35, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1373, 0.1137

RGB percentages32.5%, 13.7%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(6.7, 48.2%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 65.1%, 32.5%)

CMYK0%, 57.8%, 65.1%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,448,477

CSS custom property--colour: #53231D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.92:1

Contrast with white12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#ACDCE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2B1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B351Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#5B1B22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 31.6 Sienna · ΔE 32.2 Black · ΔE 33.4 Maroon · ΔE 35.5 Dim grey · ΔE 35.5 Brown · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 31.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D4D53

Analogous#531D32, #533E1D

Triadic#1D5323, #231D53

Split complementary#1D533E, #1D3253

Tetradic#32531D, #1D4D53, #3E1D53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CD7A6F

Lighter +30%#C05749

Lighter +20%#9F4337

Lighter +10%#79332A

Darker −10%#2D1310

Darker −20%#070303

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#61180F

Less saturated −25%#452E2B

Channel breakdown

R83

G35

B29

Red83 (32.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue6.67°

Saturation (HSL)48.21%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 53 · G 23 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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