Recognised as Colour
#835B52
- #835B52
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#835B52 is a red with RGB values 131, 91, 82 and HSL 11°, 23%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#835B52#835B52
HEX#835B52
RGBrgb(131, 91, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3569, 0.3216
RGB percentages51.4%, 35.7%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(11, 23%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11, 37.4%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 30.5%, 37.4%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,608,594
CSS custom property--colour: #835B52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#7CA4AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#527A83
Analogous#835262, #837352
Triadic#52835B, #5B5283
Split complementary#528373, #526283
Tetradic#628352, #527A83, #735283
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G91
B82
Red131 (51.4%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue11.02°
Saturation (HSL)23%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 5B · B 52
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