Recognised as Colour
#83282F
- #83282F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#83282F is a red with RGB values 131, 40, 47 and HSL 355°, 53%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#83282F#83282F
HEX#83282F
RGBrgb(131, 40, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.1569, 0.1843
RGB percentages51.4%, 15.7%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(355.4, 53.2%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 69.5%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 69.5%, 64.1%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,595,503
CSS custom property--colour: #83282F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#7CD7D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28837C
Analogous#83285D, #834E28
Triadic#2F8328, #282F83
Split complementary#28834E, #285D83
Tetradic#5D8328, #28837C, #4E2883
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G40
B47
Red131 (51.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue355.38°
Saturation (HSL)53.22%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 28 · B 2F
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