Recognised as Colour

#85253D

#85253D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#85253D is a red with RGB values 133, 37, 61 and HSL 345°, 56%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#85253D

RGBrgb(133, 37, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1451, 0.2392

RGB percentages52.2%, 14.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(345, 56.5%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 72.2%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 72.2%, 54.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,725,821

CSS custom property--colour: #85253D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1

Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#7ADAC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3D3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#55503Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#91112Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23.8 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Maroon · ΔE 30.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9 Sienna · ΔE 32.4 Firebrick · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25856D

Analogous#85256D, #853D25

Triadic#3D8525, #253D85

Split complementary#25853D, #256D85

Tetradic#6D8525, #25856D, #3D2585

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E195A8

Lighter +30%#D66D87

Lighter +20%#CB4566

Lighter +10%#AD304F

Darker −10%#5D1A2B

Darker −20%#350F18

Darker −30%#0D0406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9A1032

Less saturated −25%#703A48

Channel breakdown

R133

G37

B61

Red133 (52.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)56.47%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 25 · B 3D

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