Recognised as Colour

#A3252C

#A3252C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A3252C is a red with RGB values 163, 37, 44 and HSL 357°, 63%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A3252C

RGBrgb(163, 37, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.1451, 0.1725

RGB percentages63.9%, 14.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(356.7, 63%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 77.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 77.3%, 73%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,691,884

CSS custom property--colour: #A3252C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09292WCAG 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 7.35:1

Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#5CDAD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B452Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6028no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#B40029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 2.9 Firebrick · ΔE 11.1 Maroon · ΔE 15.1 Dark red · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 18.9 Crimson · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 2.89, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25A39C

Analogous#A3256B, #A35D25

Triadic#2CA325, #252CA3

Split complementary#25A35D, #256BA3

Tetradic#6BA325, #25A39C, #5D25A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBA9AC

Lighter +30%#E27F85

Lighter +20%#D9555D

Lighter +10%#CD2E37

Darker −10%#791C21

Darker −20%#501216

Darker −30%#26090A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC0C16

Less saturated −25%#8A3E42

Channel breakdown

R163

G37

B44

Red163 (63.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue356.67°

Saturation (HSL)63%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 25 · B 2C

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