Recognised as Colour

#855C50

#855C50
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#855C50 is a red with RGB values 133, 92, 80 and HSL 14°, 25%, 42%. 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

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HEX#855C50

RGBrgb(133, 92, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3608, 0.3137

RGB percentages52.2%, 36.1%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(13.6, 24.9%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.6, 39.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 30.8%, 39.8%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,739,920

CSS custom property--colour: #855C50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#7AA3AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66614Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6950no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8E5659no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Sienna · ΔE 26.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 30.1 Slate grey · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#507985

Analogous#85505F, #857650

Triadic#50855C, #5C5085

Split complementary#508576, #505F85

Tetradic#5F8550, #507985, #775085

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCCAC5

Lighter +30%#C9ADA5

Lighter +20%#B69085

Lighter +10%#A37365

Darker −10%#65463D

Darker −20%#45302A

Darker −30%#251A17

Darker −40%#060403

More saturated +25%#A04D35

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R133

G92

B80

Red133 (52.2%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue13.58°

Saturation (HSL)24.88%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 5C · B 50

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