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Recognised as Colour

#802C24

  • #802C24
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#802C24 is a red with RGB values 128, 44, 36 and HSL 5°, 56%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#802C24#802C24
HEX#802C24
RGBrgb(128, 44, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1725, 0.1412
RGB percentages50.2%, 17.3%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(5.2, 56.1%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 71.9%, 50.2%)
CMYK0%, 65.6%, 71.9%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,399,908
CSS custom property--colour: #802C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#7FD3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#433D23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#584F22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8D182Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#247880
Analogous#80244A, #805A24
Triadic#24802C, #2C2480
Split complementary#24805A, #244A80
Tetradic#4A8024, #247880, #5A2480

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E09790
Lighter +30%#D57268
Lighter +20%#C94C41
Lighter +10%#A83A2F
Darker −10%#581E19
Darker −20%#30110E
Darker −30%#090302
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#941B10
Less saturated −25%#6B3D38

Channel breakdown

R128
G44
B36
Red128 (50.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue5.22°
Saturation (HSL)56.1%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 80 · G 2C · B 24

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