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Recognised as Colour

#855D66

  • #855D66
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#855D66 is a red with RGB values 133, 93, 102 and HSL 347°, 18%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#855D66#855D66
HEX#855D66
RGBrgb(133, 93, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3647, 0.4
RGB percentages52.2%, 36.5%, 40%
HSLhsl(346.5, 17.7%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.5, 30.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 30.1%, 23.3%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,740,198
CSS custom property--colour: #855D66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#7AA299

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#636466no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6B65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8C5A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D857C
Analogous#855D7A, #85685D
Triadic#66855D, #5D6685
Split complementary#5D8568, #5D7A85
Tetradic#7A855D, #5D857C, #685D85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED0D3
Lighter +30%#C9B2B7
Lighter +20%#B4949B
Lighter +10%#9F767F
Darker −10%#67484F
Darker −20%#493338
Darker −30%#2B1E21
Darker −40%#0D090A
More saturated +25%#A14156
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R133
G93
B102
Red133 (52.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue346.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 5D · B 66

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