Recognised as Colour
#803A37
- #803A37
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#803A37 is a red with RGB values 128, 58, 55 and HSL 2°, 40%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#803A37#803A37
HEX#803A37
RGBrgb(128, 58, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2275, 0.2157
RGB percentages50.2%, 22.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(2.5, 39.9%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 57%, 50.2%)
CMYK0%, 54.7%, 57%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,403,511
CSS custom property--colour: #803A37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#7FC5C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#377D80
Analogous#803759, #805E37
Triadic#37803A, #3A3780
Split complementary#37805F, #375880
Tetradic#598037, #377D80, #5F3780
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R128
G58
B55
Red128 (50.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue2.47°
Saturation (HSL)39.89%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 80 · G 3A · B 37
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