Recognised as Colour
#A53F2B
- #A53F2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A53F2B is a red with RGB values 165, 63, 43 and HSL 10°, 59%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A53F2B#A53F2B
HEX#A53F2B
RGBrgb(165, 63, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.2471, 0.1686
RGB percentages64.7%, 24.7%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(9.8, 58.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 73.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 61.8%, 73.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,829,611
CSS custom property--colour: #A53F2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#5AC0D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B91A5
Analogous#A52B54, #A57C2B
Triadic#2BA53F, #3F2BA5
Split complementary#2BA57C, #2B54A5
Tetradic#54A52B, #2B91A5, #7C2BA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G63
B43
Red165 (64.7%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue9.84°
Saturation (HSL)58.65%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 3F · B 2B
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