Colour

#A52023

#A52023
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A52023 is a red with RGB values 165, 32, 35 and HSL 359°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A52023#A52023

HEX#A52023

RGBrgb(165, 32, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1255, 0.1373

RGB percentages64.7%, 12.5%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(358.6, 67.5%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 80.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 80.6%, 78.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,821,667

CSS custom property--colour: #A52023;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#5ADFDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4321no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B601Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B60023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.2 Firebrick · ΔE 6.1 Dark red · ΔE 11.5 Maroon · ΔE 12.6 Crimson · ΔE 21.2 Indian red · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.25, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20A5A2

Analogous#A52065, #A56020

Triadic#23A520, #2023A5

Split complementary#20A560, #2065A5

Tetradic#65A520, #20A5A2, #6020A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDA4A5

Lighter +30%#E5797B

Lighter +20%#DD4E51

Lighter +10%#D0282C

Darker −10%#7A181A

Darker −20%#500F11

Darker −30%#250708

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE070B

Less saturated −25%#8C393B

Channel breakdown

R165

G32

B35

Red165 (64.7%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue358.65°

Saturation (HSL)67.51%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 20 · B 23

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