Recognised as Colour

#A02027

#A02027
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A02027 is a red with RGB values 160, 32, 39 and HSL 357°, 67%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A02027#A02027

HEX#A02027

RGBrgb(160, 32, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1255, 0.1529

RGB percentages62.7%, 12.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(356.7, 66.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 80%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 80%, 75.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,493,991

CSS custom property--colour: #A02027;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#5FDFD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484126no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#675D22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B00024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 2.9 Firebrick · ΔE 10 Maroon · ΔE 13.3 Dark red · ΔE 13.8 Indian red · ΔE 20.6 Crimson · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 2.9, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20A099

Analogous#A02067, #A05920

Triadic#27A020, #2027A0

Split complementary#20A059, #2067A0

Tetradic#67A020, #20A099, #5920A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECA0A4

Lighter +30%#E3767C

Lighter +20%#DB4B53

Lighter +10%#CB2931

Darker −10%#76181D

Darker −20%#4B0F12

Darker −30%#210708

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80812

Less saturated −25%#88383C

Channel breakdown

R160

G32

B39

Red160 (62.7%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue356.72°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 20 · B 27

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