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Recognised as Colour

#A55972

  • #A55972
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A55972 is a red with RGB values 165, 89, 114 and HSL 340°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A55972#A55972
HEX#A55972
RGBrgb(165, 89, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.349, 0.4471
RGB percentages64.7%, 34.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(340.3, 29.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 46.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.1%, 30.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,836,338
CSS custom property--colour: #A55972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#5AA68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#777670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B05462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.4Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5Indian red · ΔE 25.5Light coral · ΔE 28.6Plum · ΔE 33.9Dim grey · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A58C
Analogous#A55998, #A56659
Triadic#72A559, #5972A5
Split complementary#59A566, #5998A5
Tetradic#98A559, #59A58C, #6659A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDDE2
Lighter +30%#DBBCC6
Lighter +20%#C99BAA
Lighter +10%#B77A8E
Darker −10%#84475B
Darker −20%#633544
Darker −30%#42232D
Darker −40%#201216
More saturated +25%#C53967
Less saturated −25%#85797D

Channel breakdown

R165
G89
B114
Red165 (64.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue340.26°
Saturation (HSL)29.92%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 59 · B 72

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