Recognised as Colour
#A32333
- #A32333
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A32333 is a red with RGB values 163, 35, 51 and HSL 353°, 65%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A32333#A32333
HEX#A32333
RGBrgb(163, 35, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.1373, 0.2
RGB percentages63.9%, 13.7%, 20%
HSLhsl(352.5, 64.6%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 78.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 78.5%, 68.7%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,691,379
CSS custom property--colour: #A32333;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#5CDCCC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23A393
Analogous#A32373, #A35323
Triadic#33A323, #2333A3
Split complementary#23A353, #2373A3
Tetradic#73A323, #23A393, #5323A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G35
B51
Red163 (63.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)64.65%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 23 · B 33
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