Recognised as Colour

#A44C42

#A44C42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A44C42 is a red with RGB values 164, 76, 66 and HSL 6°, 43%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#A44C42#A44C42

HEX#A44C42

RGBrgb(164, 76, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.298, 0.2588

RGB percentages64.3%, 29.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(6.1, 42.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 59.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 53.7%, 59.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,767,426

CSS custom property--colour: #A44C42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13455WCAG 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 5.69:1

Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#5BB3BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625B41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#786E40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B33D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.7 Sienna · ΔE 13.8 Brown · ΔE 17 Saddle brown · ΔE 20.7 Light coral · ΔE 24.2 Firebrick · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#429AA4

Analogous#A44269, #A47D42

Triadic#42A44C, #4C42A4

Split complementary#42A47D, #4269A4

Tetradic#69A442, #429AA4, #7D42A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9CCC9

Lighter +30%#DBAAA4

Lighter +20%#CC8880

Lighter +10%#BD665C

Darker −10%#803B33

Darker −20%#5B2A25

Darker −30%#371916

Darker −40%#130907

More saturated +25%#C13525

Less saturated −25%#87635F

Channel breakdown

R164

G76

B66

Red164 (64.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue6.12°

Saturation (HSL)42.61%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 4C · B 42

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