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Recognised as Colour

#853A41

  • #853A41
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#853A41 is a red with RGB values 133, 58, 65 and HSL 354°, 39%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#853A41#853A41
HEX#853A41
RGBrgb(133, 58, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2275, 0.2549
RGB percentages52.2%, 22.7%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(354.4, 39.3%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.4, 56.4%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 51.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,731,201
CSS custom property--colour: #853A41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#7AC5BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4B4841no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D583Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#912F3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3A857E
Analogous#853A67, #85583A
Triadic#41853A, #3A4185
Split complementary#3A8558, #3A6785
Tetradic#67853A, #3A857E, #583A85

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DCAFB3
Lighter +30%#CD8B91
Lighter +20%#BD6870
Lighter +10%#A94952
Darker −10%#612B30
Darker −20%#3E1B1E
Darker −30%#1A0C0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D222E
Less saturated −25%#6D5254

Channel breakdown

R133
G58
B65
Red133 (52.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue354.4°
Saturation (HSL)39.27%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 3A · B 41

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