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Recognised as Colour

#855A59

  • #855A59
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#855A59 is a red with RGB values 133, 90, 89 and HSL 1°, 20%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#855A59#855A59
HEX#855A59
RGBrgb(133, 90, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3529, 0.349
RGB percentages52.2%, 35.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(1.4, 19.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 33.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.3%, 33.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,739,417
CSS custom property--colour: #855A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#7AA5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626059no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6858no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8E555Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Sienna · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#598485
Analogous#85596E, #857059
Triadic#59855A, #5A5985
Split complementary#598570, #596E85
Tetradic#6E8559, #598485, #705985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDCDCD
Lighter +30%#C9AFAE
Lighter +20%#B49090
Lighter +10%#A07271
Darker −10%#664545
Darker −20%#483130
Darker −30%#291C1C
Darker −40%#0B0707
More saturated +25%#A1403D
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R133
G90
B89
Red133 (52.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue1.36°
Saturation (HSL)19.82%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 5A · B 59

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