Recognised as Colour
#A42202
- #A42202
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#A42202 is a red with RGB values 164, 34, 2 and HSL 12°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#A42202#A42202
HEX#A42202
RGBrgb(164, 34, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1333, 0.0078
RGB percentages64.3%, 13.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(11.9, 97.6%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.9, 98.8%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 79.3%, 98.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,756,610
CSS custom property--colour: #A42202;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#5BDDFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0284A4
Analogous#A40233, #A47302
Triadic#02A422, #2202A4
Split complementary#02A473, #0233A4
Tetradic#33A402, #0284A4, #7302A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G34
B2
Red164 (64.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue11.85°
Saturation (HSL)97.59%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 22 · B 02
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