Colour

#812E2E

#812E2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#812E2E is a red with RGB values 129, 46, 46 and HSL 0°, 47%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#812E2E

RGBrgb(129, 46, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.1804, 0.1804

RGB percentages50.6%, 18%, 18%

HSLhsl(0, 47.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 64.3%, 50.6%)

CMYK0%, 64.3%, 64.3%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,465,966

CSS custom property--colour: #812E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#7ED1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#433F2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#58502Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8E1D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19 Sienna · ΔE 21.7 Maroon · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 24 Saddle brown · ΔE 24.6 Dark red · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E8181

Analogous#812E58, #81582E

Triadic#2E812E, #2E2E81

Split complementary#2E8158, #2E5881

Tetradic#58812E, #2E8181, #582E81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD9E9E

Lighter +30%#CF7979

Lighter +20%#C25353

Lighter +10%#A73B3B

Darker −10%#5B2121

Darker −20%#361313

Darker −30%#100606

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#971818

Less saturated −25%#6B4444

Channel breakdown

R129

G46

B46

Red129 (50.6%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)47.43%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 81 · G 2E · B 2E

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Colour values

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