Recognised as Colour
#A40941
- #A40941
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A40941 is a red with RGB values 164, 9, 65 and HSL 338°, 90%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A40941#A40941
HEX#A40941
RGBrgb(164, 9, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0353, 0.2549
RGB percentages64.3%, 3.5%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(338.3, 89.6%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 94.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 94.5%, 60.4%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,750,273
CSS custom property--colour: #A40941;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#5BF6BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09A46C
Analogous#A4098F, #A41E09
Triadic#41A409, #0941A4
Split complementary#09A41F, #098FA4
Tetradic#8FA409, #09A46C, #1E09A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G9
B65
Red164 (64.3%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue338.32°
Saturation (HSL)89.6%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 09 · B 41
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