Recognised as Colour
#A43343
- #A43343
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A43343 is a red with RGB values 164, 51, 67 and HSL 352°, 53%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A43343#A43343
HEX#A43343
RGBrgb(164, 51, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2, 0.2627
RGB percentages64.3%, 20%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(351.5, 52.6%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.5, 68.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 68.9%, 59.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,761,027
CSS custom property--colour: #A43343;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#5BCCBC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33A494
Analogous#A4337C, #A45C33
Triadic#43A433, #3343A4
Split complementary#33A45C, #337BA4
Tetradic#7CA433, #33A494, #5B33A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G51
B67
Red164 (64.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue351.5°
Saturation (HSL)52.56%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 33 · B 43
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