Recognised as Colour
#A12141
- #A12141
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A12141 is a red with RGB values 161, 33, 65 and HSL 345°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A12141#A12141
HEX#A12141
RGBrgb(161, 33, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1294, 0.2549
RGB percentages63.1%, 12.9%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(345, 66%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 79.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 59.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,559,809
CSS custom property--colour: #A12141;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#5EDEBE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21A181
Analogous#A12181, #A14121
Triadic#41A121, #2141A1
Split complementary#21A141, #2181A1
Tetradic#81A121, #21A181, #4121A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G33
B65
Red161 (63.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)65.98%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 21 · B 41
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