Colour

#892C32

#892C32
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#892C32 is a red with RGB values 137, 44, 50 and HSL 356°, 51%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#892C32#892C32

HEX#892C32

RGBrgb(137, 44, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1725, 0.1961

RGB percentages53.7%, 17.3%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(356.1, 51.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.1, 67.9%, 53.7%)

CMYK0%, 67.9%, 63.5%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,989,746

CSS custom property--colour: #892C32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#76D3CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444032no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C5430no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#96172Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.4 Indian red · ΔE 21.7 Maroon · ΔE 22.5 Sienna · ΔE 23.2 Dark red · ΔE 25.9 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C8983

Analogous#892C60, #89542C

Triadic#32892C, #2C3289

Split complementary#2C8955, #2C6089

Tetradic#61892C, #2C8983, #552C89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1A0A5

Lighter +30%#D47A80

Lighter +20%#C8535B

Lighter +10%#B03840

Darker −10%#622024

Darker −20%#3C1316

Darker −30%#150708

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A0151E

Less saturated −25%#724346

Channel breakdown

R137

G44

B50

Red137 (53.7%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue356.13°

Saturation (HSL)51.38%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 89 · G 2C · B 32

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