Colour

#853E4A

#853E4A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#853E4A is a red with RGB values 133, 62, 74 and HSL 350°, 36%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#853E4A#853E4A

HEX#853E4A

RGBrgb(133, 62, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2431, 0.2902

RGB percentages52.2%, 24.3%, 29%

HSLhsl(349.9, 36.4%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 53.4%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 53.4%, 44.4%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,732,234

CSS custom property--colour: #853E4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1

Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#7AC1B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4C4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5A48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#903642no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 26.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1 Brown · ΔE 29.5 Sienna · ΔE 29.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.4 Dim grey · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 26.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E8579

Analogous#853E6E, #85563E

Triadic#4A853E, #3E4A85

Split complementary#3E8556, #3E6E85

Tetradic#6E853E, #3E8579, #563E85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCB3BA

Lighter +30%#CB919A

Lighter +20%#BB6E7B

Lighter +10%#A84E5D

Darker −10%#622E37

Darker −20%#3F1E23

Darker −30%#1D0D10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9D263A

Less saturated −25%#6D565A

Channel breakdown

R133

G62

B74

Red133 (52.2%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue349.86°

Saturation (HSL)36.41%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 3E · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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