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Recognised as Colour

#53242A

  • #53242A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#53242A is a red with RGB values 83, 36, 42 and HSL 352°, 39%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#53242A#53242A
HEX#53242A
RGBrgb(83, 36, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1412, 0.1647
RGB percentages32.5%, 14.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(352.3, 39.5%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.3, 56.6%, 32.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.6%, 49.4%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,448,746
CSS custom property--colour: #53242A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#ACDBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2D2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A3629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5A1E26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.6Dim grey · ΔE 33.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.2Sienna · ΔE 37.5Saddle brown · ΔE 38.4Brown · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24534D
Analogous#532442, #533524
Triadic#2A5324, #242A53
Split complementary#245336, #244253
Tetradic#425324, #24534D, #362453

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C67D86
Lighter +30%#B75965
Lighter +20%#9A434E
Lighter +10%#77333C
Darker −10%#2F1518
Darker −20%#0C0506
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#62151F
Less saturated −25%#443335

Channel breakdown

R83
G36
B42
Red83 (32.5%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue352.34°
Saturation (HSL)39.5%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 53 · G 24 · B 2A

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