Recognised as Colour

#A22959

#A22959
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A22959 is a red with RGB values 162, 41, 89 and HSL 336°, 60%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A22959

RGBrgb(162, 41, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1608, 0.349

RGB percentages63.5%, 16.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(336.2, 59.6%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 74.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 74.7%, 45.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,627,417

CSS custom property--colour: #A22959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#5DD6A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444A5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#656256no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Tritanopia#B0143Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7 Indian red · ΔE 27.1 Brown · ΔE 29.5 Hot pink · ΔE 32.3 Light coral · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 23.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29A272

Analogous#A22996, #A23529

Triadic#59A229, #2959A2

Split complementary#29A235, #2996A2

Tetradic#96A229, #29A272, #3529A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAADC5

Lighter +30%#E084A9

Lighter +20%#D65B8C

Lighter +10%#CB336F

Darker −10%#791F43

Darker −20%#51142C

Darker −30%#280A16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB1054

Less saturated −25%#89425E

Channel breakdown

R162

G41

B89

Red162 (63.5%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue336.2°

Saturation (HSL)59.61%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 29 · B 59

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