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Recognised as Colour

#53252E

  • #53252E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#53252E is a red with RGB values 83, 37, 46 and HSL 348°, 38%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#53252E#53252E
HEX#53252E
RGBrgb(83, 37, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1451, 0.1804
RGB percentages32.5%, 14.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(348.3, 38.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 55.4%, 32.5%)
CMYK0%, 55.4%, 44.6%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,449,006
CSS custom property--colour: #53252E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#ACDAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#39372Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5A2028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.3Dim grey · ΔE 32.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.5Sienna · ΔE 39.2Gray · ΔE 39.5Saddle brown · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25534A
Analogous#532545, #533325
Triadic#2E5325, #252E53
Split complementary#255333, #254553
Tetradic#455325, #25534A, #332553

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C67E8C
Lighter +30%#B65B6D
Lighter +20%#9A4455
Lighter +10%#763542
Darker −10%#30151A
Darker −20%#0C0607
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#621625
Less saturated −25%#443437

Channel breakdown

R83
G37
B46
Red83 (32.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue348.26°
Saturation (HSL)38.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 53 · G 25 · B 2E

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