Colour

#A23342

#A23342
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A23342 is a red with RGB values 162, 51, 66 and HSL 352°, 52%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A23342

RGBrgb(162, 51, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2, 0.2588

RGB percentages63.5%, 20%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(351.9, 52.1%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 68.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 68.5%, 59.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,629,954

CSS custom property--colour: #A23342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#5DCCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4C42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C633Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B11A39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14 Indian red · ΔE 15.7 Firebrick · ΔE 22.7 Maroon · ΔE 24.9 Sienna · ΔE 26 Dark red · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33A293

Analogous#A2337A, #A25B33

Triadic#42A233, #3342A2

Split complementary#33A25B, #337AA2

Tetradic#7AA233, #33A293, #5B33A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9B8BF

Lighter +30%#DD919C

Lighter +20%#D06B78

Lighter +10%#C44455

Darker −10%#7B2732

Darker −20%#541B22

Darker −30%#2E0E13

Darker −40%#070203

More saturated +25%#BD182F

Less saturated −25%#874E55

Channel breakdown

R162

G51

B66

Red162 (63.5%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue351.89°

Saturation (HSL)52.11%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 33 · B 42

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