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Recognised as Colour

#A21852

  • #A21852
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A21852 is a red with RGB values 162, 24, 82 and HSL 335°, 74%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A21852#A21852
HEX#A21852
RGBrgb(162, 24, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0941, 0.3216
RGB percentages63.5%, 9.4%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(334.8, 74.2%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.8, 85.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 85.2%, 49.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,623,058
CSS custom property--colour: #A21852;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#5DE7AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4353no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#625E4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B10033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.7Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2Brown · ΔE 28.6Indian red · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 33.4Firebrick · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18A268
Analogous#A21897, #A22318
Triadic#52A218, #1852A2
Split complementary#18A223, #1897A2
Tetradic#97A218, #18A268, #2318A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F096BC
Lighter +30%#E96A9F
Lighter +20%#E23E83
Lighter +10%#CE1F68
Darker −10%#76113C
Darker −20%#490B25
Darker −30%#1D040F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B9014E
Less saturated −25%#8B2F56

Channel breakdown

R162
G24
B82
Red162 (63.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue334.78°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 18 · B 52

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