Recognised as Colour
#833D28
- #833D28
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#833D28 is a red with RGB values 131, 61, 40 and HSL 14°, 53%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#833D28#833D28
HEX#833D28
RGBrgb(131, 61, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2392, 0.1569
RGB percentages51.4%, 23.9%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(13.8, 53.2%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 69.5%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 53.4%, 69.5%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,600,872
CSS custom property--colour: #833D28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#7CC2D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#286E83
Analogous#832840, #836B28
Triadic#28833D, #3D2883
Split complementary#28836A, #284183
Tetradic#408328, #286E83, #6A2883
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G61
B40
Red131 (51.4%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue13.85°
Saturation (HSL)53.22%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 3D · B 28
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