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Recognised as Colour

#A44A72

  • #A44A72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A44A72 is a red with RGB values 164, 74, 114 and HSL 333°, 38%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A44A72#A44A72
HEX#A44A72
RGBrgb(164, 74, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2902, 0.4471
RGB percentages64.3%, 29%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(333.3, 37.8%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 54.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 30.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,766,962
CSS custom property--colour: #A44A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#5BB58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565E73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AF4559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6Indian red · ΔE 28.7Medium violet red · ΔE 31.1Hot pink · ΔE 31.5Light coral · ΔE 32.9Rosy brown · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AA47C
Analogous#A44A9F, #A44F4A
Triadic#72A44A, #4A72A4
Split complementary#4AA44F, #4A9FA4
Tetradic#9FA44A, #4AA47C, #4F4AA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAD0DC
Lighter +30%#DAADC1
Lighter +20%#CA8AA6
Lighter +10%#BA678C
Darker −10%#813A5A
Darker −20%#5E2A41
Darker −30%#3B1A29
Darker −40%#170B10
More saturated +25%#C22C6F
Less saturated −25%#866875

Channel breakdown

R164
G74
B114
Red164 (64.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue333.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.82%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 4A · B 72

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