Recognised as Colour

#A12238

#A12238
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A12238 is a red with RGB values 161, 34, 56 and HSL 350°, 65%, 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

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HEX#A12238

RGBrgb(161, 34, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1333, 0.2196

RGB percentages63.1%, 13.3%, 22%

HSLhsl(349.6, 65.1%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 78.9%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 78.9%, 65.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,560,056

CSS custom property--colour: #A12238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#5EDDC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474438no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#675E34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B1002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.1 Firebrick · ΔE 18.6 Indian red · ΔE 18.9 Maroon · ΔE 21.4 Dark red · ΔE 22.9 Crimson · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22A18B

Analogous#A12278, #A14B22

Triadic#38A122, #2238A1

Split complementary#22A14B, #2278A1

Tetradic#78A122, #22A18B, #4B22A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECA3B0

Lighter +30%#E3798C

Lighter +20%#DA4F67

Lighter +10%#CB2B47

Darker −10%#771929

Darker −20%#4D101B

Darker −30%#23070C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B90A28

Less saturated −25%#893A48

Channel breakdown

R161

G34

B56

Red161 (63.1%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue349.61°

Saturation (HSL)65.13%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 22 · B 38

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