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Recognised as Colour

#85516B

  • #85516B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#85516B is a red with RGB values 133, 81, 107 and HSL 330°, 24%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#85516B#85516B
HEX#85516B
RGBrgb(133, 81, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3176, 0.4196
RGB percentages52.2%, 31.8%, 42%
HSLhsl(330, 24.3%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 39.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 19.5%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,737,131
CSS custom property--colour: #85516B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#7AAE94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565C6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#63646Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8C505Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5Gray · ΔE 29.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 26.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51856B
Analogous#855185, #855151
Triadic#6B8551, #516B85
Split complementary#518551, #518585
Tetradic#858551, #51856B, #515185

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCC6D1
Lighter +30%#C9A6B8
Lighter +20%#B6869E
Lighter +10%#A26785
Darker −10%#653E52
Darker −20%#462A38
Darker −30%#26171F
Darker −40%#060405
More saturated +25%#A0366B
Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R133
G81
B107
Red133 (52.2%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)24.3%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 51 · B 6B

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