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Colour

#552F34

  • #552F34
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#552F34 is a red with RGB values 85, 47, 52 and HSL 352°, 29%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#552F34#552F34
HEX#552F34
RGBrgb(85, 47, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1843, 0.2039
RGB percentages33.3%, 18.4%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(352.1, 28.8%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 44.7%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 38.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,582,644
CSS custom property--colour: #552F34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#AAD0CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363534no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F3D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5B2B31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Black · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6Gray · ΔE 34.6Slate grey · ΔE 38Sienna · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 27.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F5550
Analogous#552F47, #553D2F
Triadic#34552F, #2F3455
Split complementary#2F553D, #2F4755
Tetradic#47552F, #2F5550, #3D2F55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C18F96
Lighter +30%#AF6E77
Lighter +20%#97535C
Lighter +10%#764148
Darker −10%#341D20
Darker −20%#130B0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651E28
Less saturated −25%#443F40

Channel breakdown

R85
G47
B52
Red85 (33.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue352.11°
Saturation (HSL)28.79%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2F · B 34

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