Recognised as Colour

#A23B36

#A23B36
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A23B36 is a red with RGB values 162, 59, 54 and HSL 3°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A23B36#A23B36

HEX#A23B36

RGBrgb(162, 59, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2314, 0.2118

RGB percentages63.5%, 23.1%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(2.8, 50%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 66.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 63.6%, 66.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,631,990

CSS custom property--colour: #A23B36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#5DC4C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565035no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#706633no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B2243Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.1 Indian red · ΔE 14.4 Sienna · ΔE 16.8 Firebrick · ΔE 18.1 Maroon · ΔE 19.6 Dark red · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#369DA2

Analogous#A23667, #A27136

Triadic#36A23B, #3B36A2

Split complementary#36A271, #3667A2

Tetradic#67A236, #369DA2, #7136A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9BEBB

Lighter +30%#DC9995

Lighter +20%#CF736F

Lighter +10%#C24E49

Darker −10%#7C2D29

Darker −20%#561F1D

Darker −30%#2F1110

Darker −40%#090303

More saturated +25%#BD221B

Less saturated −25%#875451

Channel breakdown

R162

G59

B54

Red162 (63.5%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue2.78°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 3B · B 36

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