Recognised as Colour
#A50D20
- #A50D20
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#A50D20 is a red with RGB values 165, 13, 32 and HSL 353°, 85%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#A50D20#A50D20
HEX#A50D20
RGBrgb(165, 13, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.051, 0.1255
RGB percentages64.7%, 5.1%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(352.5, 85.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 92.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 92.1%, 80.6%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,816,800
CSS custom property--colour: #A50D20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#5AF2DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0DA592
Analogous#A50D6C, #A5460D
Triadic#20A50D, #0D20A5
Split complementary#0DA546, #0D6CA5
Tetradic#6CA50D, #0DA592, #460DA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G13
B32
Red165 (64.7%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)85.39%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 0D · B 20
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