Recognised as Colour

#803C38

#803C38
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#803C38 is a red with RGB values 128, 60, 56 and HSL 3°, 39%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#803C38

RGBrgb(128, 60, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2353, 0.2196

RGB percentages50.2%, 23.5%, 22%

HSLhsl(3.3, 39.1%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 56.3%, 50.2%)

CMYK0%, 53.1%, 56.3%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,404,024

CSS custom property--colour: #803C38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#7FC3C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4837no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5637no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8C313Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 21.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 25 Brown · ΔE 25.3 Indian red · ΔE 25.6 Maroon · ΔE 30.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 21.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#387C80

Analogous#803858, #806038

Triadic#38803C, #3C3880

Split complementary#388060, #385880

Tetradic#588038, #387C80, #603880

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DAADAA

Lighter +30%#CA8A87

Lighter +20%#BB6863

Lighter +10%#A34D48

Darker −10%#5D2B28

Darker −20%#391B19

Darker −30%#160A09

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#972821

Less saturated −25%#69504F

Channel breakdown

R128

G60

B56

Red128 (50.2%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue3.33°

Saturation (HSL)39.13%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 80 · G 3C · B 38

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