Recognised as Colour

#A24462

#A24462
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A24462 is a red with RGB values 162, 68, 98 and HSL 341°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A24462

RGBrgb(162, 68, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2667, 0.3843

RGB percentages63.5%, 26.7%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(340.9, 40.9%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.9, 58%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 58%, 39.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,634,338

CSS custom property--colour: #A24462;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#5DBB9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555963no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6B60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AF3B4Fno 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 text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7 Indian red · ΔE 23.1 Light coral · ΔE 29.6 Brown · ΔE 29.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44A284

Analogous#A24491, #A25544

Triadic#62A244, #4462A2

Split complementary#44A255, #4491A2

Tetradic#91A244, #44A284, #5544A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9C9D3

Lighter +30%#D9A6B6

Lighter +20%#CA8299

Lighter +10%#BB5E7C

Darker −10%#7E354C

Darker −20%#5A2637

Darker −30%#361721

Darker −40%#12080B

More saturated +25%#BF2758

Less saturated −25%#85616C

Channel breakdown

R162

G68

B98

Red162 (63.5%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue340.85°

Saturation (HSL)40.87%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 44 · B 62

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