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Recognised as Colour

#A02248

  • #A02248
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#A02248 is a red with RGB values 160, 34, 72 and HSL 342°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A02248#A02248
HEX#A02248
RGBrgb(160, 34, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1333, 0.2824
RGB percentages62.7%, 13.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(341.9, 64.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 78.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 78.8%, 55%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,494,536
CSS custom property--colour: #A02248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#5FDDB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444549no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#645E45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#AF0032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 21.1Indian red · ΔE 22.7Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1Firebrick · ΔE 28.3Maroon · ΔE 30.6Crimson · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 21.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22A07A
Analogous#A02287, #A03B22
Triadic#48A022, #2248A0
Split complementary#22A03B, #2287A0
Tetradic#87A022, #22A07A, #3B22A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBA3B9
Lighter +30%#E27998
Lighter +20%#D94F78
Lighter +10%#CA2B5B
Darker −10%#761935
Darker −20%#4C1022
Darker −30%#22070F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B80A3E
Less saturated −25%#883A52

Channel breakdown

R160
G34
B72
Red160 (62.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue341.9°
Saturation (HSL)64.95%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 22 · B 48

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