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Recognised as Colour

#A4386C

  • #A4386C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A4386C is a red with RGB values 164, 56, 108 and HSL 331°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A4386C#A4386C
HEX#A4386C
RGBrgb(164, 56, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2196, 0.4235
RGB percentages64.3%, 22%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(331.1, 49.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 65.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 65.9%, 34.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,762,348
CSS custom property--colour: #A4386C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#5BC793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#49546Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#676869no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B0304Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.8Hot pink · ΔE 29.1Indian red · ΔE 31.2Purple · ΔE 33.7Dark magenta · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38A470
Analogous#A438A2, #A43A38
Triadic#6CA438, #386CA4
Split complementary#38A43A, #38A2A4
Tetradic#A2A438, #38A470, #3A38A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9BFD3
Lighter +30%#DC99B9
Lighter +20%#CF739F
Lighter +10%#C24D85
Darker −10%#7E2B53
Darker −20%#581E3A
Darker −30%#321121
Darker −40%#0C0408
More saturated +25%#C01C6B
Less saturated −25%#89546D

Channel breakdown

R164
G56
B108
Red164 (64.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue331.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 38 · B 6C

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