Recognised as Colour
#875D59
- #875D59
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#875D59 is a red with RGB values 135, 93, 89 and HSL 5°, 21%, 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
#875D59#875D59
HEX#875D59
RGBrgb(135, 93, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3647, 0.349
RGB percentages52.9%, 36.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(5.2, 20.5%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 34.1%, 52.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 34.1%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,871,257
CSS custom property--colour: #875D59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#78A2A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#598387
Analogous#87596C, #877459
Triadic#59875D, #5D5987
Split complementary#598774, #596C87
Tetradic#6C8759, #598387, #745987
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R135
G93
B89
Red135 (52.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue5.22°
Saturation (HSL)20.54%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 87 · G 5D · B 59
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