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Recognised as Colour

#85253E

  • #85253E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#85253E is a red with RGB values 133, 37, 62 and HSL 344°, 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

#85253E#85253E
HEX#85253E
RGBrgb(133, 37, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1451, 0.2431
RGB percentages52.2%, 14.5%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(344.4, 56.5%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 72.2%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 72.2%, 53.4%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,725,822
CSS custom property--colour: #85253E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#7ADAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C3D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#55503Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#91122Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.3Indian red · ΔE 26.4Pale violetred · ΔE 30.7Maroon · ΔE 30.8Sienna · ΔE 33Firebrick · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25856C
Analogous#85256E, #853C25
Triadic#3E8525, #253E85
Split complementary#25853C, #256E85
Tetradic#6E8525, #25856C, #3C2585

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E195A9
Lighter +30%#D66D88
Lighter +20%#CB4568
Lighter +10%#AD3051
Darker −10%#5D1A2B
Darker −20%#350F19
Darker −30%#0D0406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9A1034
Less saturated −25%#703A48

Channel breakdown

R133
G37
B62
Red133 (52.2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue344.38°
Saturation (HSL)56.47%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 25 · B 3E

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