Colour

#A42D47

#A42D47
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A42D47 is a red with RGB values 164, 45, 71 and HSL 347°, 57%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A42D47

RGBrgb(164, 45, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1765, 0.2784

RGB percentages64.3%, 17.6%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(346.9, 56.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 72.6%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 72.6%, 56.7%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,759,495

CSS custom property--colour: #A42D47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#5BD2B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4A47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6344no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B30F38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.2 Indian red · ΔE 18.3 Firebrick · ΔE 25 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2 Maroon · ΔE 27.9 Light coral · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DA48A

Analogous#A42D83, #A44F2D

Triadic#47A42D, #2D47A4

Split complementary#2DA44F, #2D83A4

Tetradic#83A42D, #2DA48A, #4F2DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAB3BF

Lighter +30%#DF8B9D

Lighter +20%#D4637C

Lighter +10%#C93B5A

Darker −10%#7C2236

Darker −20%#541724

Darker −30%#2C0C13

Darker −40%#040102

More saturated +25%#BE1338

Less saturated −25%#8A4756

Channel breakdown

R164

G45

B71

Red164 (64.3%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue346.89°

Saturation (HSL)56.94%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 2D · B 47

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