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Recognised as Colour

#A1302C

  • #A1302C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#A1302C is a red with RGB values 161, 48, 44 and HSL 2°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A1302C#A1302C
HEX#A1302C
RGBrgb(161, 48, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1882, 0.1725
RGB percentages63.1%, 18.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(2.1, 57.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.1, 72.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.2%, 72.7%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,563,628
CSS custom property--colour: #A1302C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#5ECFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#50492Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6228no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B10B30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2C9DA1
Analogous#A12C63, #A16A2C
Triadic#2CA130, #302CA1
Split complementary#2CA16A, #2C63A1
Tetradic#63A12C, #2C9DA1, #6A2CA1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E9B2B0
Lighter +30%#DE8B88
Lighter +20%#D36460
Lighter +10%#C83C38
Darker −10%#792421
Darker −20%#511816
Darker −30%#290C0B
Darker −40%#010000
More saturated +25%#BB1812
Less saturated −25%#874846

Channel breakdown

R161
G48
B44
Red161 (63.1%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue2.05°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 30 · B 2C

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