Colour

#A0283D

#A0283D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A0283D is a red with RGB values 160, 40, 61 and HSL 350°, 60%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A0283D#A0283D

HEX#A0283D

RGBrgb(160, 40, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1569, 0.2392

RGB percentages62.7%, 15.7%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(349.5, 60%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 75%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 75%, 61.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,496,061

CSS custom property--colour: #A0283D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#5FD7C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49463Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#675F3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 13.2 Indian red · ΔE 18.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.3 Maroon · ΔE 23.5 Dark red · ΔE 25.4 Sienna · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28A08B

Analogous#A02879, #A04F28

Triadic#3DA028, #283DA0

Split complementary#28A04F, #2879A0

Tetradic#79A028, #28A08B, #4F28A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAAAB5

Lighter +30%#E08192

Lighter +20%#D5596E

Lighter +10%#C9324D

Darker −10%#771E2D

Darker −20%#4E141E

Darker −30%#26090E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B90F2D

Less saturated −25%#87414D

Channel breakdown

R160

G40

B61

Red160 (62.7%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue349.5°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 28 · B 3D

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Colour values

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