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Recognised as Colour

#A42455

  • #A42455
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A42455 is a red with RGB values 164, 36, 85 and HSL 337°, 64%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A42455#A42455
HEX#A42455
RGBrgb(164, 36, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1412, 0.3333
RGB percentages64.3%, 14.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(337, 64%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337, 78%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 48.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,757,205
CSS custom property--colour: #A42455;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#5BDBAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434856no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#656152no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B30239no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8Medium violet red · ΔE 26Indian red · ΔE 26.3Brown · ΔE 27.6Hot pink · ΔE 32.8Firebrick · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24A473
Analogous#A42495, #A43324
Triadic#55A424, #2455A4
Split complementary#24A433, #2495A4
Tetradic#95A424, #24A473, #3324A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECA8C2
Lighter +30%#E37EA5
Lighter +20%#DA5487
Lighter +10%#CE2D6B
Darker −10%#7A1B3F
Darker −20%#50122A
Darker −30%#270814
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD0B4F
Less saturated −25%#8B3D5B

Channel breakdown

R164
G36
B85
Red164 (64.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue337.03°
Saturation (HSL)64%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 24 · B 55

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