Colour

#853B41

#853B41
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#853B41 is a red with RGB values 133, 59, 65 and HSL 355°, 39%, 38%. 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

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HEX#853B41

RGBrgb(133, 59, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2314, 0.2549

RGB percentages52.2%, 23.1%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(355.1, 38.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 55.6%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 55.6%, 51.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,731,457

CSS custom property--colour: #853B41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#7AC4BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4941no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E583Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#91303Dno 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 text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24.5 Sienna · ΔE 25.6 Brown · ΔE 25.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 31 Maroon · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B857F

Analogous#853B66, #855A3B

Triadic#41853B, #3B4185

Split complementary#3B855A, #3B6685

Tetradic#66853B, #3B857F, #5A3B85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCB0B4

Lighter +30%#CC8D92

Lighter +20%#BD6970

Lighter +10%#A84B52

Darker −10%#622B30

Darker −20%#3E1C1E

Darker −30%#1B0C0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9D232D

Less saturated −25%#6D5355

Channel breakdown

R133

G59

B65

Red133 (52.2%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue355.14°

Saturation (HSL)38.54%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 3B · B 41

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Colour values

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