Recognised as Colour
#A21920
- #A21920
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A21920 is a red with RGB values 162, 25, 32 and HSL 357°, 73%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A21920#A21920
HEX#A21920
RGBrgb(162, 25, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.098, 0.1255
RGB percentages63.5%, 9.8%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(356.9, 73.3%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 84.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 84.6%, 80.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,623,264
CSS custom property--colour: #A21920;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#5DE6DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#19A29B
Analogous#A21964, #A25619
Triadic#20A219, #1920A2
Split complementary#19A256, #1964A2
Tetradic#65A219, #19A29B, #5719A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G25
B32
Red162 (63.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue356.93°
Saturation (HSL)73.26%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 19 · B 20
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