Recognised as Colour
#DA522C
- #DA522C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DA522C is a red with RGB values 218, 82, 44 and HSL 13°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DA522C#DA522C
HEX#DA522C
RGBrgb(218, 82, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.3216, 0.1725
RGB percentages85.5%, 32.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(13.1, 70.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.1, 79.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 79.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,307,884
CSS custom property--colour: #DA522C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#25ADD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CB4DA
Analogous#DA2C5D, #DAA92C
Triadic#2CDA52, #522CDA
Split complementary#2CDAA9, #2C5DDA
Tetradic#5DDA2C, #2CB4DA, #A92CDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G82
B44
Red218 (85.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue13.1°
Saturation (HSL)70.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 52 · B 2C
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