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Recognised as Colour

#82222A

  • #82222A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#82222A is a red with RGB values 130, 34, 42 and HSL 355°, 59%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#82222A#82222A
HEX#82222A
RGBrgb(130, 34, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.1333, 0.1647
RGB percentages51%, 13.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(355, 58.5%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 73.8%, 51%)
CMYK0%, 73.8%, 67.7%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,528,426
CSS custom property--colour: #82222A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#7DDDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3D392Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#554D27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8F0326no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#22827A
Analogous#82225A, #824A22
Triadic#2A8222, #222A82
Split complementary#22824A, #225A82
Tetradic#5A8222, #22827A, #4A2282

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E28E95
Lighter +30%#D7666F
Lighter +20%#CC3E49
Lighter +10%#AA2D37
Darker −10%#5A171D
Darker −20%#310D10
Darker −30%#090203
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#960D19
Less saturated −25%#6E363B

Channel breakdown

R130
G34
B42
Red130 (51%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)58.54%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 82 · G 22 · B 2A

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