Recognised as Colour

#834C42

#834C42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#834C42 is a red with RGB values 131, 76, 66 and HSL 9°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#834C42

RGBrgb(131, 76, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.298, 0.2588

RGB percentages51.4%, 29.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(9.2, 33%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 49.6%, 51.4%)

CMYK0%, 42%, 49.6%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,604,738

CSS custom property--colour: #834C42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#7CB3BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595441no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#665F41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8E444Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 21.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 21.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#427983

Analogous#834258, #836C42

Triadic#42834C, #4C4283

Split complementary#42836D, #425883

Tetradic#598342, #427983, #6D4283

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DABCB7

Lighter +30%#C99D95

Lighter +20%#B87D73

Lighter +10%#A56053

Darker −10%#613831

Darker −20%#3F2520

Darker −30%#1D110F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C3B29

Less saturated −25%#6A5D5B

Channel breakdown

R131

G76

B66

Red131 (51.4%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)32.99%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 83 · G 4C · B 42

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Colour harmonies

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