Recognised as Colour
#A20836
- #A20836
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A20836 is a red with RGB values 162, 8, 54 and HSL 342°, 91%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A20836#A20836
HEX#A20836
RGBrgb(162, 8, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0314, 0.2118
RGB percentages63.5%, 3.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(342.1, 90.6%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 95.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 95.1%, 66.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,618,934
CSS custom property--colour: #A20836;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1
Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#5DF7C9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08A274
Analogous#A20883, #A22708
Triadic#36A208, #0836A2
Split complementary#08A227, #0883A2
Tetradic#83A208, #08A274, #2708A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G8
B54
Red162 (63.5%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue342.08°
Saturation (HSL)90.59%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 08 · B 36
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