Recognised as Colour
#A02809
- #A02809
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#A02809 is a red with RGB values 160, 40, 9 and HSL 12°, 89%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#A02809#A02809
HEX#A02809
RGBrgb(160, 40, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1569, 0.0353
RGB percentages62.7%, 15.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(12.3, 89.3%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.3, 94.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 75%, 94.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,496,009
CSS custom property--colour: #A02809;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#5FD7F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0981A0
Analogous#A00936, #A07309
Triadic#09A028, #2809A0
Split complementary#09A073, #0936A0
Tetradic#36A009, #0981A0, #7309A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G40
B9
Red160 (62.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue12.32°
Saturation (HSL)89.35%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 28 · B 09
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