Colour

#A03224

#A03224
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A03224 is a red with RGB values 160, 50, 36 and HSL 7°, 63%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A03224#A03224

HEX#A03224

RGBrgb(160, 50, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1961, 0.1412

RGB percentages62.7%, 19.6%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(6.8, 63.3%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.8, 77.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 77.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,498,596

CSS custom property--colour: #A03224;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#5FCDDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524922no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6120no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B00F30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 6 Firebrick · ΔE 12 Maroon · ΔE 13.2 Dark red · ΔE 13.6 Sienna · ΔE 16.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2492A0

Analogous#A02454, #A07024

Triadic#24A032, #3224A0

Split complementary#24A070, #2454A0

Tetradic#54A024, #2492A0, #7024A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBADA5

Lighter +30%#E1877C

Lighter +20%#D86152

Lighter +10%#CA3F2D

Darker −10%#76251B

Darker −20%#4D1811

Darker −30%#230B08

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B81F0C

Less saturated −25%#88453C

Channel breakdown

R160

G50

B36

Red160 (62.7%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue6.77°

Saturation (HSL)63.27%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 32 · B 24

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