Colour

#A50600

#A50600
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#A50600 is a red with RGB values 165, 6, 0 and HSL 2°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#A50600#A50600

HEX#A50600

RGBrgb(165, 6, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.0235, 0

RGB percentages64.7%, 2.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(2.2, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.2, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 96.4%, 100%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,814,976

CSS custom property--colour: #A50600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1

Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#5AF9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#453C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#685C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B7000Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 11.8 Maroon · ΔE 16.2 Brown · ΔE 19.5 Crimson · ΔE 23.9 Tomato · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009FA5

Analogous#A5004D, #A55900

Triadic#00A506, #0600A5

Split complementary#00A559, #004CA5

Tetradic#4CA500, #009FA5, #5900A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF7772

Lighter +30%#FF463F

Lighter +20%#FF150C

Lighter +10%#D80800

Darker −10%#720400

Darker −20%#3F0200

Darker −30%#0C0000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A50600

Less saturated −25%#901915

Channel breakdown

R165

Red165 (64.7%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue2.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 06 · B 00

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