Recognised as Colour
#A12D16
- #A12D16
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#A12D16 is a red with RGB values 161, 45, 22 and HSL 10°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#A12D16#A12D16
HEX#A12D16
RGBrgb(161, 45, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1765, 0.0863
RGB percentages63.1%, 17.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(9.9, 76%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.9, 86.3%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 72%, 86.3%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,562,838
CSS custom property--colour: #A12D16;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#5ED2E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#168AA1
Analogous#A11645, #A17216
Triadic#16A12D, #2D16A1
Split complementary#16A172, #1645A1
Tetradic#45A116, #168AA1, #7216A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G45
B22
Red161 (63.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue9.93°
Saturation (HSL)75.96%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 2D · B 16
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