Recognised as Colour
#A53340
- #A53340
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A53340 is a red with RGB values 165, 51, 64 and HSL 353°, 53%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A53340#A53340
HEX#A53340
RGBrgb(165, 51, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.2, 0.251
RGB percentages64.7%, 20%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(353.2, 52.8%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 69.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 69.1%, 61.2%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,826,560
CSS custom property--colour: #A53340;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#5ACCBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33A598
Analogous#A53379, #A55F33
Triadic#40A533, #3340A5
Split complementary#33A55F, #3379A5
Tetradic#79A533, #33A598, #5F33A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G51
B64
Red165 (64.7%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue353.16°
Saturation (HSL)52.78%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 33 · B 40
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