Colour

#852B2B

#852B2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#852B2B is a red with RGB values 133, 43, 43 and HSL 0°, 51%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#852B2B#852B2B

HEX#852B2B

RGBrgb(133, 43, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1686, 0.1686

RGB percentages52.2%, 16.9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(0, 51.1%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 67.7%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 67.7%, 67.7%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,727,339

CSS custom property--colour: #852B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#7AD4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#433E2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5128no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#92152Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 15.7 Maroon · ΔE 20.2 Sienna · ΔE 20.9 Indian red · ΔE 22.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.8 Dark red · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B8585

Analogous#852B58, #85582B

Triadic#2B852B, #2B2B85

Split complementary#2B8558, #2B5885

Tetradic#58852B, #2B8585, #582B85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF9D9D

Lighter +30%#D37676

Lighter +20%#C65050

Lighter +10%#AC3737

Darker −10%#5E1F1F

Darker −20%#381212

Darker −30%#110606

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9B1515

Less saturated −25%#6F4141

Channel breakdown

R133

G43

B43

Red133 (52.2%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)51.14%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 2B · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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