Recognised as Colour
#A52D57
- #A52D57
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#A52D57 is a red with RGB values 165, 45, 87 and HSL 339°, 57%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#A52D57#A52D57
HEX#A52D57
RGBrgb(165, 45, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1765, 0.3412
RGB percentages64.7%, 17.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(339, 57.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 72.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 72.7%, 47.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,825,047
CSS custom property--colour: #A52D57;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#5AD2A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DA57B
Analogous#A52D93, #A53F2D
Triadic#57A52D, #2D57A5
Split complementary#2DA53F, #2D93A5
Tetradic#93A52D, #2DA57B, #3F2DA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G45
B87
Red165 (64.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue339°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 2D · B 57
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