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Recognised as Colour

#A24959

  • #A24959
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#A24959 is a red with RGB values 162, 73, 89 and HSL 349°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#A24959#A24959
HEX#A24959
RGBrgb(162, 73, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2863, 0.349
RGB percentages63.5%, 28.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(349.2, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 45.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,635,609
CSS custom property--colour: #A24959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#5DB6A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5B59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#726C57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AF3E4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.2Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7Brown · ΔE 25.2Light coral · ΔE 26Sienna · ΔE 28.5Rosy brown · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49A292
Analogous#A24986, #A26549
Triadic#59A249, #4959A2
Split complementary#49A266, #4986A2
Tetradic#86A249, #49A292, #6549A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CED3
Lighter +30%#D9ABB3
Lighter +20%#C98894
Lighter +10%#B96574
Darker −10%#7F3946
Darker −20%#5C2932
Darker −30%#39191F
Darker −40%#150A0C
More saturated +25%#BF2C46
Less saturated −25%#85666C

Channel breakdown

R162
G73
B89
Red162 (63.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue349.21°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 49 · B 59

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