Colour

#A4555E

#A4555E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A4555E is a red with RGB values 164, 85, 94 and HSL 353°, 32%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#A4555E#A4555E

HEX#A4555E

RGBrgb(164, 85, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3333, 0.3686

RGB percentages64.3%, 33.3%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(353.2, 31.7%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 48.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 48.2%, 42.7%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,769,758

CSS custom property--colour: #A4555E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#5BAAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65635Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#78735Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B14C58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3 Light coral · ΔE 24.4 Sienna · ΔE 26.3 Brown · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55A49B

Analogous#A45586, #A47355

Triadic#5EA455, #555EA4

Split complementary#55A474, #5586A4

Tetradic#86A455, #55A49B, #7355A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECD9DC

Lighter +30%#DAB8BC

Lighter +20%#C9969C

Lighter +10%#B7757C

Darker −10%#82444B

Darker −20%#613237

Darker −30%#3F2124

Darker −40%#1E0F11

More saturated +25%#C33646

Less saturated −25%#857476

Channel breakdown

R164

G85

B94

Red164 (64.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue353.16°

Saturation (HSL)31.73%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 55 · B 5E

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