Recognised as Colour
#A43D24
- #A43D24
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A43D24 is a red with RGB values 164, 61, 36 and HSL 12°, 64%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A43D24#A43D24
HEX#A43D24
RGBrgb(164, 61, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2392, 0.1412
RGB percentages64.3%, 23.9%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(11.7, 64%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 78%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 62.8%, 78%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,763,556
CSS custom property--colour: #A43D24;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11357WCAG 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 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#5BC2DB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#248BA4
Analogous#A4244B, #A47D24
Triadic#24A43D, #3D24A4
Split complementary#24A47D, #244BA4
Tetradic#4BA424, #248BA4, #7D24A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G61
B36
Red164 (64.3%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue11.72°
Saturation (HSL)64%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 3D · B 24
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