Recognised as Colour
#A52839
- #A52839
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A52839 is a red with RGB values 165, 40, 57 and HSL 352°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A52839#A52839
HEX#A52839
RGBrgb(165, 40, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1569, 0.2235
RGB percentages64.7%, 15.7%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(351.8, 61%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 75.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 75.8%, 65.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,823,737
CSS custom property--colour: #A52839;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#5AD7C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28A594
Analogous#A52878, #A55528
Triadic#39A528, #2839A5
Split complementary#28A555, #2878A5
Tetradic#78A528, #28A594, #5528A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G40
B57
Red165 (64.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue351.84°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 28 · B 39
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