Recognised as Colour
#A22B41
- #A22B41
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A22B41 is a red with RGB values 162, 43, 65 and HSL 349°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A22B41#A22B41
HEX#A22B41
RGBrgb(162, 43, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1686, 0.2549
RGB percentages63.5%, 16.9%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(348.9, 58%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 73.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 59.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,627,905
CSS custom property--colour: #A22B41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#5DD4BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BA28C
Analogous#A22B7D, #A2512B
Triadic#41A22B, #2B41A2
Split complementary#2BA251, #2B7DA2
Tetradic#7CA22B, #2BA28C, #502BA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G43
B65
Red162 (63.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue348.91°
Saturation (HSL)58.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 2B · B 41
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