Recognised as Colour

#A01540

#A01540
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A01540 is a red with RGB values 160, 21, 64 and HSL 341°, 77%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A01540#A01540

HEX#A01540

RGBrgb(160, 21, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0824, 0.251

RGB percentages62.7%, 8.2%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(341.4, 76.8%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 86.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 86.9%, 60%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,491,200

CSS custom property--colour: #A01540;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#5FEABF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#404041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#635C3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B00029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 18.7 Indian red · ΔE 23.3 Firebrick · ΔE 25.1 Maroon · ΔE 27.7 Crimson · ΔE 28.5 Dark red · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15A075

Analogous#A01586, #A02F15

Triadic#40A015, #1540A0

Split complementary#15A02F, #1586A0

Tetradic#86A015, #15A075, #2F15A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F091AE

Lighter +30%#EB638D

Lighter +20%#E5366C

Lighter +10%#CD1B52

Darker −10%#730F2E

Darker −20%#46091C

Darker −30%#19030A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B50038

Less saturated −25%#892C49

Channel breakdown

R160

G21

B64

Red160 (62.7%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue341.44°

Saturation (HSL)76.8%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 15 · B 40

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