Recognised as Colour
#862B31
- #862B31
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#862B31 is a red with RGB values 134, 43, 49 and HSL 356°, 51%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#862B31#862B31
HEX#862B31
RGBrgb(134, 43, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.1686, 0.1922
RGB percentages52.5%, 16.9%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(356, 51.4%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356, 67.9%, 52.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 63.4%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,792,881
CSS custom property--colour: #862B31;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#79D4CE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B8680
Analogous#862B5E, #86522B
Triadic#31862B, #2B3186
Split complementary#2B8652, #2B5E86
Tetradic#5F862B, #2B8680, #532B86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R134
G43
B49
Red134 (52.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue356.04°
Saturation (HSL)51.41%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 86 · G 2B · B 31
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