Colour

#A22456

#A22456
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A22456 is a red with RGB values 162, 36, 86 and HSL 336°, 64%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A22456#A22456

HEX#A22456

RGBrgb(162, 36, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1412, 0.3373

RGB percentages63.5%, 14.1%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(336.2, 63.6%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 77.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 77.8%, 46.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,626,134

CSS custom property--colour: #A22456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#5DDBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424857no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#646053no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B0063Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.6 Indian red · ΔE 27.3 Brown · ΔE 28.7 Hot pink · ΔE 32.8 Light coral · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#24A270

Analogous#A22495, #A23124

Triadic#56A224, #2456A2

Split complementary#24A231, #2495A2

Tetradic#95A224, #24A270, #3124A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBA7C2

Lighter +30%#E27DA5

Lighter +20%#D95388

Lighter +10%#CC2D6C

Darker −10%#781B40

Darker −20%#4F112A

Darker −30%#250814

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB0B51

Less saturated −25%#893D5B

Channel breakdown

R162

G36

B86

Red162 (63.5%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue336.19°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 24 · B 56

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