Recognised as Colour
#A44951
- #A44951
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#A44951 is a red with RGB values 164, 73, 81 and HSL 355°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#A44951#A44951
HEX#A44951
RGBrgb(164, 73, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2863, 0.3176
RGB percentages64.3%, 28.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(354.7, 38.4%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 55.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 55.5%, 50.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,766,673
CSS custom property--colour: #A44951;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13252WCAG 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 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#5BB6AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49A49C
Analogous#A4497E, #A46F49
Triadic#51A449, #4951A4
Split complementary#49A46F, #497EA4
Tetradic#7EA449, #49A49C, #6F49A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G73
B81
Red164 (64.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue354.73°
Saturation (HSL)38.4%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 49 · B 51
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