Recognised as Colour
#873B27
- #873B27
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#873B27 is a red with RGB values 135, 59, 39 and HSL 13°, 55%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#873B27#873B27
HEX#873B27
RGBrgb(135, 59, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2314, 0.1529
RGB percentages52.9%, 23.1%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(12.5, 55.2%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 71.1%, 52.9%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 71.1%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,862,503
CSS custom property--colour: #873B27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#78C4D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#277387
Analogous#872743, #876B27
Triadic#27873B, #3B2787
Split complementary#27876B, #274387
Tetradic#438727, #277387, #6B2787
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R135
G59
B39
Red135 (52.9%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue12.5°
Saturation (HSL)55.17%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 87 · G 3B · B 27
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