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Recognised as Colour

#852D49

  • #852D49
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#852D49 is a red with RGB values 133, 45, 73 and HSL 341°, 49%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#852D49#852D49
HEX#852D49
RGBrgb(133, 45, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1765, 0.2863
RGB percentages52.2%, 17.6%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(340.9, 49.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.9, 66.2%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 66.2%, 45.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,727,881
CSS custom property--colour: #852D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#7AD2B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F424Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#565347no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#902238no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 28.5Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6Brown · ΔE 29.3Sienna · ΔE 35.9Maroon · ΔE 36.4Light coral · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 28.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D8569
Analogous#852D75, #853D2D
Triadic#49852D, #2D4985
Split complementary#2D853D, #2D7585
Tetradic#75852D, #2D8569, #3D2D85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF9FB3
Lighter +30%#D27995
Lighter +20%#C55377
Lighter +10%#AB3A5E
Darker −10%#5F2034
Darker −20%#39131F
Darker −30%#13060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9B1741
Less saturated −25%#6F4351

Channel breakdown

R133
G45
B73
Red133 (52.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue340.91°
Saturation (HSL)49.44%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 2D · B 49

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