Recognised as Colour
#A43A38
- #A43A38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A43A38 is a red with RGB values 164, 58, 56 and HSL 1°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A43A38#A43A38
HEX#A43A38
RGBrgb(164, 58, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2275, 0.2196
RGB percentages64.3%, 22.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(1.1, 49.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 65.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 64.6%, 65.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,762,808
CSS custom property--colour: #A43A38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#5BC5C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38A2A4
Analogous#A4386C, #A47038
Triadic#38A43A, #3A38A4
Split complementary#38A470, #386CA4
Tetradic#6CA438, #38A2A4, #7038A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G58
B56
Red164 (64.3%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue1.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 3A · B 38
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