Recognised as Colour

#A22C2D

#A22C2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A22C2D is a red with RGB values 162, 44, 45 and HSL 359°, 57%, 40%. 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

#A22C2D#A22C2D

HEX#A22C2D

RGBrgb(162, 44, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1725, 0.1765

RGB percentages63.5%, 17.3%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(359.5, 57.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.5, 72.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 72.8%, 72.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,628,141

CSS custom property--colour: #A22C2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#5DD3D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E472Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B2002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 2.8 Firebrick · ΔE 12.3 Maroon · ΔE 15.3 Dark red · ΔE 16.2 Indian red · ΔE 17.6 Sienna · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 2.78, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CA2A1

Analogous#A22C68, #A2662C

Triadic#2DA22C, #2C2DA2

Split complementary#2CA266, #2C68A2

Tetradic#68A22C, #2CA2A1, #662CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAB0B1

Lighter +30%#DF8889

Lighter +20%#D46061

Lighter +10%#C93839

Darker −10%#7A2122

Darker −20%#521617

Darker −30%#2A0B0C

Darker −40%#020000

More saturated +25%#BC1214

Less saturated −25%#884646

Channel breakdown

R162

G44

B45

Red162 (63.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue359.49°

Saturation (HSL)57.28%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 2C · B 2D

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Colour harmonies

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