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Brown — #A52A2A

Also known as: Harissa Red, Red Brown

#A52A2A, primarily known as Brown (also called Harissa Red, Red Brown), is composed of 65% red, 16% green, and 16% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 75% yellow, 35% black. In HSL the hue angle is 0°, saturation 59%, and lightness 41%. The closest web-safe color is #993333.

Format Value Copy
HEX #A52A2A
RGB rgb(165, 42, 42)
HSL hsl(0, 59.4%, 40.6%)
HSV hsv(0, 74.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 74.5%, 35.3%)
OKLCH oklch(48.06% 0.1597 25.56)
HWB hwb(0 16.5% 35.3%)
LAB lab(38.1% 50.39 31.83)
LCH lch(38.1% 59.6 32.3)
OKLAB oklab(48.06% 0.144 0.0689)
XYZ X 16.76 Y 9.83 Z 3.2
Web Safe #993333
RGB Percent 64.7%, 16.5%, 16.5%
Decimal 10824234

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On white

Sample

7.08:1

AA normal ✓ · AA large ✓

On black

Sample

2.96:1

AA normal ✗ · AA large ✗

Protanopia

79% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

82% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

90% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

77% similar

0.003% of population

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