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Recognised as Colour

#A4426C

  • #A4426C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A4426C is a red with RGB values 164, 66, 108 and HSL 334°, 43%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A4426C#A4426C
HEX#A4426C
RGBrgb(164, 66, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2588, 0.4235
RGB percentages64.3%, 25.9%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(334.3, 42.6%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 59.8%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 34.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,764,908
CSS custom property--colour: #A4426C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#5BBD93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51596Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6B6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B03B52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5Indian red · ΔE 28Medium violet red · ΔE 28.7Hot pink · ΔE 30.9Light coral · ΔE 33.2Brown · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42A47A
Analogous#A4429D, #A44942
Triadic#6CA442, #426CA4
Split complementary#42A449, #429DA4
Tetradic#9DA442, #42A47A, #4942A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C9D7
Lighter +30%#DBA4BC
Lighter +20%#CC80A1
Lighter +10%#BD5C86
Darker −10%#803354
Darker −20%#5B253C
Darker −30%#371624
Darker −40%#13070C
More saturated +25%#C12568
Less saturated −25%#875F70

Channel breakdown

R164
G66
B108
Red164 (64.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 42 · B 6C

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