Recognised as Colour

#A52200

#A52200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#A52200 is a red with RGB values 165, 34, 0 and HSL 12°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#A52200#A52200

HEX#A52200

RGBrgb(165, 34, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1333, 0

RGB percentages64.7%, 13.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(12.4, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 79.4%, 100%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,822,144

CSS custom property--colour: #A52200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 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#3B3B3B

Inverted#5ADDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B7001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 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

Dark red · ΔE 11.5 Firebrick · ΔE 12.9 Maroon · ΔE 15.9 Brown · ΔE 19 Chocolate · ΔE 25.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0083A5

Analogous#A50031, #A57500

Triadic#00A522, #2200A5

Split complementary#00A574, #0031A5

Tetradic#30A500, #0083A5, #7400A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8F72

Lighter +30%#FF673F

Lighter +20%#FF3E0C

Lighter +10%#D82D00

Darker −10%#721700

Darker −20%#3F0D00

Darker −30%#0C0200

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A52200

Less saturated −25%#902E15

Channel breakdown

R165

G34

Red165 (64.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue12.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 22 · B 00

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