Recognised as Colour

#A12D2D

#A12D2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A12D2D is a red with RGB values 161, 45, 45 and HSL 0°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A12D2D#A12D2D

HEX#A12D2D

RGBrgb(161, 45, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1765, 0.1765

RGB percentages63.1%, 17.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(0, 56.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 72%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 72%, 72%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,562,861

CSS custom property--colour: #A12D2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#5ED2D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E482Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B1012Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 3.3 Firebrick · ΔE 12.9 Maroon · ΔE 15.3 Dark red · ΔE 16.4 Indian red · ΔE 17.5 Sienna · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 3.31, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DA1A1

Analogous#A12D67, #A1672D

Triadic#2DA12D, #2D2DA1

Split complementary#2DA167, #2D67A1

Tetradic#67A12D, #2DA1A1, #672DA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9B1B1

Lighter +30%#DE8989

Lighter +20%#D36161

Lighter +10%#C83939

Darker −10%#792222

Darker −20%#511717

Darker −30%#290C0C

Darker −40%#020000

More saturated +25%#BB1313

Less saturated −25%#874747

Channel breakdown

R161

G45

B45

Red161 (63.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)56.31%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 2D · B 2D

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Colour harmonies

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