Colour

#A12759

#A12759
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A12759 is a red with RGB values 161, 39, 89 and HSL 335°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A12759

RGBrgb(161, 39, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1529, 0.349

RGB percentages63.1%, 15.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(335.4, 61%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.4, 75.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 75.8%, 44.7%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,561,369

CSS custom property--colour: #A12759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#5ED8A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#42495Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#636056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Tritanopia#AF113Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1 Indian red · ΔE 28 Brown · ΔE 30.1 Hot pink · ΔE 32.3 Light coral · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27A16F

Analogous#A12796, #A13227

Triadic#59A127, #2759A1

Split complementary#27A132, #2796A1

Tetradic#96A127, #27A16F, #3227A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAAAC4

Lighter +30%#E081A8

Lighter +20%#D6588C

Lighter +10%#CA3170

Darker −10%#781D42

Darker −20%#4F132C

Darker −30%#260915

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA0E54

Less saturated −25%#88405E

Channel breakdown

R161

G39

B89

Red161 (63.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue335.41°

Saturation (HSL)61%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 27 · B 59

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