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Recognised as Colour

#A23C65

  • #A23C65
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A23C65 is a red with RGB values 162, 60, 101 and HSL 336°, 46%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A23C65#A23C65
HEX#A23C65
RGBrgb(162, 60, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2353, 0.3961
RGB percentages63.5%, 23.5%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(335.9, 45.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.9, 63%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 63%, 37.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,632,293
CSS custom property--colour: #A23C65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#5DC39A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5566no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#696863no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#AF334Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.7Indian red · ΔE 26.9Medium violet red · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 31.8Brown · ΔE 32.7Light coral · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CA279
Analogous#A23C98, #A2463C
Triadic#65A23C, #3C65A2
Split complementary#3CA246, #3C98A2
Tetradic#98A23C, #3CA279, #463CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C2D1
Lighter +30%#DB9CB5
Lighter +20%#CD779A
Lighter +10%#BF527E
Darker −10%#7D2E4E
Darker −20%#582037
Darker −30%#32131F
Darker −40%#0D0508
More saturated +25%#BE2060
Less saturated −25%#86586A

Channel breakdown

R162
G60
B101
Red162 (63.5%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue335.88°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 3C · B 65

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