Colour

#A42641

#A42641
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A42641 is a red with RGB values 164, 38, 65 and HSL 347°, 62%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A42641

RGBrgb(164, 38, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.149, 0.2549

RGB percentages64.3%, 14.9%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(347.1, 62.4%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 76.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 76.8%, 60.4%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,757,697

CSS custom property--colour: #A42641;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#5BD9BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494741no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#69613Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B40031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.3 Maroon · ΔE 25.5 Dark red · ΔE 27.1 Crimson · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26A489

Analogous#A42680, #A44A26

Triadic#41A426, #2641A4

Split complementary#26A44A, #2680A4

Tetradic#80A426, #26A489, #4A26A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBABB8

Lighter +30%#E28196

Lighter +20%#D85873

Lighter +10%#CD3051

Darker −10%#7B1C31

Darker −20%#511320

Darker −30%#280910

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0D33

Less saturated −25%#8B3F4F

Channel breakdown

R164

G38

B65

Red164 (64.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue347.14°

Saturation (HSL)62.38%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 26 · B 41

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