Recognised as Colour
#A20008
- #A20008
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#A20008 is a red with RGB values 162, 0, 8 and HSL 357°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#A20008#A20008
HEX#A20008
RGBrgb(162, 0, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0, 0.0314
RGB percentages63.5%, 0%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(357, 100%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357, 100%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 95.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,616,840
CSS custom property--colour: #A20008;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#5DFFF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00A29A
Analogous#A20059, #A24900
Triadic#08A200, #0008A2
Split complementary#00A249, #0059A2
Tetradic#59A200, #00A29A, #4900A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G0
B8
Red162 (63.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue357.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 00 · B 08
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