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Recognised as Colour

#815E5C

  • #815E5C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#815E5C is a red with RGB values 129, 94, 92 and HSL 3°, 17%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#815E5C#815E5C
HEX#815E5C
RGBrgb(129, 94, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.3686, 0.3608
RGB percentages50.6%, 36.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(3.2, 16.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 28.7%, 50.6%)
CMYK0%, 27.1%, 28.7%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,478,300
CSS custom property--colour: #815E5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#7EA1A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65635Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D695Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#885A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Dark grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C7F81
Analogous#815C6D, #81715C
Triadic#5C815E, #5E5C81
Split complementary#5C8171, #5C6D81
Tetradic#6D815C, #5C7F81, #715C81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCCECD
Lighter +30%#C6B1B0
Lighter +20%#B19492
Lighter +10%#9C7674
Darker −10%#634847
Darker −20%#453332
Darker −30%#281D1C
Darker −40%#0A0707
More saturated +25%#9D4540
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R129
G94
B92
Red129 (50.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue3.24°
Saturation (HSL)16.74%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 81 · G 5E · B 5C

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