Recognised as Colour

#A12836

#A12836
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A12836 is a red with RGB values 161, 40, 54 and HSL 353°, 60%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A12836#A12836

HEX#A12836

RGBrgb(161, 40, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1569, 0.2118

RGB percentages63.1%, 15.7%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(353.1, 60.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 75.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 75.2%, 66.5%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,561,590

CSS custom property--colour: #A12836;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#5ED7C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4636no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#696032no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B1002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 8.6 Firebrick · ΔE 17.1 Indian red · ΔE 17.4 Maroon · ΔE 19.7 Dark red · ΔE 21.2 Sienna · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28A193

Analogous#A12873, #A15728

Triadic#36A128, #2836A1

Split complementary#28A157, #2873A1

Tetradic#72A128, #28A193, #5628A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAABB2

Lighter +30%#E0828D

Lighter +20%#D65968

Lighter +10%#CA3244

Darker −10%#781E28

Darker −20%#4F141B

Darker −30%#260A0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA0F23

Less saturated −25%#884149

Channel breakdown

R161

G40

B54

Red161 (63.1%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue353.06°

Saturation (HSL)60.2%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 28 · B 36

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