Colour

#855D55

#855D55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#855D55 is a red with RGB values 133, 93, 85 and HSL 10°, 22%, 43%. 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

#855D55#855D55

HEX#855D55

RGBrgb(133, 93, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3647, 0.3333

RGB percentages52.2%, 36.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(10, 22%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 36.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 30.1%, 36.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,740,181

CSS custom property--colour: #855D55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#7AA2AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666254no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6A55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8E585Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Sienna · ΔE 28.3 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#557D85

Analogous#855565, #857555

Triadic#55855D, #5D5585

Split complementary#558575, #556585

Tetradic#658555, #557D85, #755585

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDCDC9

Lighter +30%#C9AFAA

Lighter +20%#B5928B

Lighter +10%#A1756C

Darker −10%#664741

Darker −20%#47312D

Darker −30%#281C19

Darker −40%#090605

More saturated +25%#A04B3A

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R133

G93

B85

Red133 (52.2%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)22.02%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 5D · B 55

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