Colour

#A0405A

#A0405A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A0405A is a red with RGB values 160, 64, 90 and HSL 344°, 43%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A0405A#A0405A

HEX#A0405A

RGBrgb(160, 64, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.251, 0.3529

RGB percentages62.7%, 25.1%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(343.8, 42.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 60%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 60%, 43.7%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,502,234

CSS custom property--colour: #A0405A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#5FBFA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53555Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6858no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#AD354Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4 Indian red · ΔE 21.2 Brown · ΔE 26.7 Light coral · ΔE 29 Sienna · ΔE 33.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40A086

Analogous#A0408A, #A05640

Triadic#5AA040, #405AA0

Split complementary#40A056, #408AA0

Tetradic#8AA040, #40A086, #5640A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8C4CE

Lighter +30%#D9A0AF

Lighter +20%#CA7C91

Lighter +10%#BC5772

Darker −10%#7C3146

Darker −20%#572331

Darker −30%#33141D

Darker −40%#0E0608

More saturated +25%#BC244D

Less saturated −25%#845C67

Channel breakdown

R160

G64

B90

Red160 (62.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue343.75°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 40 · B 5A

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