Recognised as Colour

#A02436

#A02436
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A02436 is a red with RGB values 160, 36, 54 and HSL 351°, 63%, 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

#A02436#A02436

HEX#A02436

RGBrgb(160, 36, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1412, 0.2118

RGB percentages62.7%, 14.1%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(351.3, 63.3%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 77.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 77.5%, 66.3%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,495,030

CSS custom property--colour: #A02436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#5FDBC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484436no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#675E32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B0002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.7 Firebrick · ΔE 17.7 Indian red · ΔE 18.4 Maroon · ΔE 20.2 Dark red · ΔE 21.7 Crimson · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24A08E

Analogous#A02474, #A05024

Triadic#36A024, #2436A0

Split complementary#24A050, #2474A0

Tetradic#74A024, #24A08E, #5024A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBA5AF

Lighter +30%#E17C8A

Lighter +20%#D85265

Lighter +10%#CA2D44

Darker −10%#761B28

Darker −20%#4D111A

Darker −30%#23080C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80C25

Less saturated −25%#883C47

Channel breakdown

R160

G36

B54

Red160 (62.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue351.29°

Saturation (HSL)63.27%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 24 · B 36

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