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Recognised as Colour

#A22149

  • #A22149
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#A22149 is a red with RGB values 162, 33, 73 and HSL 341°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A22149#A22149
HEX#A22149
RGBrgb(162, 33, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1294, 0.2863
RGB percentages63.5%, 12.9%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(341.4, 66.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 79.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 54.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,625,353
CSS custom property--colour: #A22149;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#5DDEB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44454Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#655F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#B10032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 21.4Indian red · ΔE 22.8Pale violetred · ΔE 27Firebrick · ΔE 28.3Maroon · ΔE 31Medium violet red · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 21.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21A27A
Analogous#A22189, #A23A21
Triadic#49A221, #2149A2
Split complementary#21A23A, #2189A2
Tetradic#89A221, #21A27A, #3A21A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECA3BA
Lighter +30%#E4789A
Lighter +20%#DB4E7A
Lighter +10%#CC2A5C
Darker −10%#781836
Darker −20%#4D1023
Darker −30%#230710
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA0940
Less saturated −25%#8A3952

Channel breakdown

R162
G33
B73
Red162 (63.5%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue341.4°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 21 · B 49

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