Recognised as Colour

#A2435E

#A2435E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A2435E is a red with RGB values 162, 67, 94 and HSL 343°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A2435E

RGBrgb(162, 67, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2627, 0.3686

RGB percentages63.5%, 26.3%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(342.9, 41.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 58.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 58.6%, 42%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,634,078

CSS custom property--colour: #A2435E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#5DBCA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55585Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AF394Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Brown · ΔE 27.9 Light coral · ΔE 28.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.1 Sienna · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43A287

Analogous#A2438E, #A25743

Triadic#5EA243, #435EA2

Split complementary#43A257, #438EA2

Tetradic#8EA243, #43A287, #5743A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8C9D2

Lighter +30%#DAA4B4

Lighter +20%#CB8095

Lighter +10%#BC5C77

Darker −10%#7E3449

Darker −20%#5A2534

Darker −30%#36161F

Darker −40%#12070A

More saturated +25%#BF2652

Less saturated −25%#85606A

Channel breakdown

R162

G67

B94

Red162 (63.5%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue342.95°

Saturation (HSL)41.48%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 43 · B 5E

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