Recognised as Colour

#A32527

#A32527
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A32527 is a red with RGB values 163, 37, 39 and HSL 359°, 63%, 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

#A32527#A32527

HEX#A32527

RGBrgb(163, 37, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.1451, 0.1529

RGB percentages63.9%, 14.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(359, 63%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359, 77.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 77.3%, 76.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,691,879

CSS custom property--colour: #A32527;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#5CDAD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4426no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6022no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B40027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 1.5 Firebrick · ΔE 8.8 Dark red · ΔE 13.2 Maroon · ΔE 13.3 Indian red · ΔE 20 Crimson · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 1.51, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25A3A1

Analogous#A32566, #A36225

Triadic#27A325, #2527A3

Split complementary#25A362, #2566A3

Tetradic#66A325, #25A3A1, #6225A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBA9AA

Lighter +30%#E27F81

Lighter +20%#D95558

Lighter +10%#CD2E31

Darker −10%#791C1D

Darker −20%#501213

Darker −30%#260909

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC0C0F

Less saturated −25%#8A3E3F

Channel breakdown

R163

G37

B39

Red163 (63.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue359.05°

Saturation (HSL)63%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 25 · B 27

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