Recognised as Colour
#A04261
- #A04261
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#A04261 is a red with RGB values 160, 66, 97 and HSL 340°, 42%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#A04261#A04261
HEX#A04261
RGBrgb(160, 66, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2588, 0.3804
RGB percentages62.7%, 25.9%, 38%
HSLhsl(340.2, 41.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 58.7%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 58.8%, 39.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,502,753
CSS custom property--colour: #A04261;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#5FBD9E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42A081
Analogous#A04290, #A05242
Triadic#61A042, #4261A0
Split complementary#42A052, #4290A0
Tetradic#90A042, #42A081, #5242A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G66
B97
Red160 (62.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue340.21°
Saturation (HSL)41.59%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 42 · B 61
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