Recognised as Colour
#A01C0C
- #A01C0C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#A01C0C is a red with RGB values 160, 28, 12 and HSL 6°, 86%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#A01C0C#A01C0C
HEX#A01C0C
RGBrgb(160, 28, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1098, 0.0471
RGB percentages62.7%, 11%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(6.5, 86%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 92.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.5%, 92.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,492,940
CSS custom property--colour: #A01C0C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#5FE3F3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0C90A0
Analogous#A00C46, #A0660C
Triadic#0CA01C, #1C0CA0
Split complementary#0CA066, #0C46A0
Tetradic#46A00C, #0C90A0, #660CA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G28
B12
Red160 (62.7%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue6.49°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 1C · B 0C
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