Recognised as Colour

#854B55

#854B55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#854B55 is a red with RGB values 133, 75, 85 and HSL 350°, 28%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#854B55

RGBrgb(133, 75, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2941, 0.3333

RGB percentages52.2%, 29.4%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(349.7, 27.9%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 43.6%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 43.6%, 36.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,735,573

CSS custom property--colour: #854B55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#7AB4AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555555no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#636054no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8F464Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2 Dim grey · ΔE 26.8 Indian red · ΔE 29.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.6 Gray · ΔE 30 Sienna · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 26.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B857B

Analogous#854B72, #855E4B

Triadic#55854B, #4B5585

Split complementary#4B855E, #4B7285

Tetradic#72854B, #4B857B, #5E4B85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCC0C5

Lighter +30%#C9A0A7

Lighter +20%#B77F89

Lighter +10%#A45F6B

Darker −10%#643940

Darker −20%#44262B

Darker −30%#231416

Darker −40%#030102

More saturated +25%#9F3144

Less saturated −25%#6B6566

Channel breakdown

R133

G75

B85

Red133 (52.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue349.66°

Saturation (HSL)27.88%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 4B · B 55

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