Recognised as Colour

#A22648

#A22648
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A22648 is a red with RGB values 162, 38, 72 and HSL 344°, 62%, 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 Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A22648

RGBrgb(162, 38, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.149, 0.2824

RGB percentages63.5%, 14.9%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(343.5, 62%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.5, 76.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 55.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,626,632

CSS custom property--colour: #A22648;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#5DD9B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474749no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#676045no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B10034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 21.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6 Firebrick · ΔE 27.1 Maroon · ΔE 29.7 Crimson · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26A280

Analogous#A22686, #A24226

Triadic#48A226, #2648A2

Split complementary#26A242, #2686A2

Tetradic#86A226, #26A280, #4226A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBA9BB

Lighter +30%#E1809B

Lighter +20%#D7577A

Lighter +10%#CB305A

Darker −10%#791C36

Darker −20%#4F1323

Darker −30%#260911

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB0D3D

Less saturated −25%#893F53

Channel breakdown

R162

G38

B72

Red162 (63.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue343.55°

Saturation (HSL)62%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 26 · B 48

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