Colour

#A3342A

#A3342A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A3342A is a red with RGB values 163, 52, 42 and HSL 5°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A3342A#A3342A

HEX#A3342A

RGBrgb(163, 52, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2039, 0.1647

RGB percentages63.9%, 20.4%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(5, 59%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5, 74.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 68.1%, 74.2%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,695,722

CSS custom property--colour: #A3342A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#5CCBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534B28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6426no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B31333no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.8 Firebrick · ΔE 12.4 Maroon · ΔE 14.8 Dark red · ΔE 15.4 Sienna · ΔE 17.1 Indian red · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.82, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A99A3

Analogous#A32A5C, #A3712A

Triadic#2AA334, #342AA3

Split complementary#2AA371, #2A5CA3

Tetradic#5CA32A, #2A99A3, #712AA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAB4AF

Lighter +30%#E08E86

Lighter +20%#D5675E

Lighter +10%#CB4135

Darker −10%#7A2720

Darker −20%#521A15

Darker −30%#290D0B

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#BD1F10

Less saturated −25%#894944

Channel breakdown

R163

G52

B42

Red163 (63.9%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue4.96°

Saturation (HSL)59.02%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 34 · B 2A

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