Colour

#A53949

#A53949
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A53949 is a red with RGB values 165, 57, 73 and HSL 351°, 49%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#A53949

RGBrgb(165, 57, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.2235, 0.2863

RGB percentages64.7%, 22.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(351.1, 48.6%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 65.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 65.5%, 55.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,828,105

CSS custom property--colour: #A53949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#5AC6B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535149no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6746no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B4253Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15 Brown · ΔE 16.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9 Firebrick · ΔE 25.1 Light coral · ΔE 26.5 Sienna · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39A595

Analogous#A5397F, #A55F39

Triadic#49A539, #3949A5

Split complementary#39A55F, #397FA5

Tetradic#7FA539, #39A595, #5F39A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9C1C7

Lighter +30%#DC9BA4

Lighter +20%#CF7582

Lighter +10%#C24F60

Darker −10%#7F2C38

Darker −20%#591F27

Darker −30%#331217

Darker −40%#0D0506

More saturated +25%#C11D35

Less saturated −25%#89555D

Channel breakdown

R165

G57

B73

Red165 (64.7%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue351.11°

Saturation (HSL)48.65%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 39 · B 49

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