Recognised as Colour
#A40C26
- #A40C26
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A40C26 is a red with RGB values 164, 12, 38 and HSL 350°, 86%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A40C26#A40C26
HEX#A40C26
RGBrgb(164, 12, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0471, 0.149
RGB percentages64.3%, 4.7%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(349.7, 86.4%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 92.7%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 92.7%, 76.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,751,014
CSS custom property--colour: #A40C26;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#5BF3D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0CA48A
Analogous#A40C72, #A43E0C
Triadic#26A40C, #0C26A4
Split complementary#0CA43E, #0C72A4
Tetradic#72A40C, #0CA48A, #3E0CA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G12
B38
Red164 (64.3%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue349.74°
Saturation (HSL)86.36%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 0C · B 26
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