Recognised as Colour
#A00525
- #A00525
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A00525 is a red with RGB values 160, 5, 37 and HSL 348°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A00525#A00525
HEX#A00525
RGBrgb(160, 5, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0196, 0.1451
RGB percentages62.7%, 2%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(347.6, 93.9%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 96.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 96.9%, 76.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,487,077
CSS custom property--colour: #A00525;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#5FFADA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05A080
Analogous#A00572, #A03305
Triadic#25A005, #0525A0
Split complementary#05A033, #0572A0
Tetradic#72A005, #05A080, #3305A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G5
B37
Red160 (62.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue347.61°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 05 · B 25
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