#853538

Color #853538

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 21.51 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#853538

RGB

rgb(133, 53, 56)

HSL

hsl(357.8, 43%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.8, 60.2%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 57.9%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(33.6, 34.63, 15.69)

LCH

lch(33.6, 38.02, 24.37)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.1102, 20.56)

HWB

hwb(357.8, 20.8%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#358582

Analogous

#853560

#853538

#855a35

Triadic

#853538

#388535

#353885

Split-complementary

#853538

#35855a

#356085

Tetradic

#853538

#858235

#358582

#353885

Square

#853538

#608535

#358582

#5a3585

Shades

Color #853538 mixed toward black.

#6f2c2f

#592325

#431b1c

#2c1213

#160909

Tints

Color #853538 mixed toward white.

#ac4448

#c16568

#d18b8e

#e0b2b4

#f0d8d9

Tones

Color #853538 mixed toward gray.

#7e3c3e

#784244

#71494b

#6a5051

#645657

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b37 · ΔE 35.8

Deuteranopia

#6f7437 · ΔE 39.4

Tritanopia

#823737 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #853538;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#853538]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#853538 (#853538) is rgb(133, 53, 56) in RGB.

No, #853538 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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