Colour
#532B27
- #532B27
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#532B27 is a red with RGB values 83, 43, 39 and HSL 5°, 36%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#532B27#532B27
HEX#532B27
RGBrgb(83, 43, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1686, 0.1529
RGB percentages32.5%, 16.9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(5.5, 36.1%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 53%, 32.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 53%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,450,535
CSS custom property--colour: #532B27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#ACD4D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#274F53
Analogous#532739, #534127
Triadic#27532B, #2B2753
Split complementary#275341, #273953
Tetradic#395327, #274F53, #412753
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G43
B39
Red83 (32.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue5.45°
Saturation (HSL)36.07%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 53 · G 2B · B 27
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