Recognised as Colour

#86272C

#86272C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#86272C is a red with RGB values 134, 39, 44 and HSL 357°, 55%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#86272C#86272C

HEX#86272C

RGBrgb(134, 39, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.1529, 0.1725

RGB percentages52.5%, 15.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(356.8, 54.9%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 70.9%, 52.5%)

CMYK0%, 70.9%, 67.2%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,791,852

CSS custom property--colour: #86272C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#79D8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413C2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Deuteranopia#595129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#930D2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 15.2 Maroon · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 22.7 Sienna · ΔE 23 Dark red · ΔE 23.7 Firebrick · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#278681

Analogous#86275B, #865227

Triadic#2C8627, #272C86

Split complementary#278652, #275B86

Tetradic#5B8627, #278681, #522786

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1989C

Lighter +30%#D67076

Lighter +20%#CA4950

Lighter +10%#AE3239

Darker −10%#5E1C1F

Darker −20%#371012

Darker −30%#0F0505

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C1119

Less saturated −25%#703D3F

Channel breakdown

R134

G39

B44

Red134 (52.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue356.84°

Saturation (HSL)54.91%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 86 · G 27 · B 2C

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