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Recognised as Colour

#855B6B

  • #855B6B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#855B6B is a red with RGB values 133, 91, 107 and HSL 337°, 19%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#855B6B#855B6B
HEX#855B6B
RGBrgb(133, 91, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3569, 0.4196
RGB percentages52.2%, 35.7%, 42%
HSLhsl(337.1, 18.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 31.6%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.6%, 19.5%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,739,691
CSS custom property--colour: #855B6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#7AA494

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60636Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#696A6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8B5960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1Gray · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Pale violetred · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B8575
Analogous#855B80, #85605B
Triadic#6B855B, #5B6B85
Split complementary#5B8560, #5B8085
Tetradic#80855B, #5B8575, #605B85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DECED4
Lighter +30%#C9B0BA
Lighter +20%#B4929F
Lighter +10%#A07384
Darker −10%#674653
Darker −20%#48323A
Darker −30%#2A1D22
Darker −40%#0C080A
More saturated +25%#A13F64
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R133
G91
B107
Red133 (52.2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue337.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 5B · B 6B

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