Colour

#A55E73

#A55E73
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A55E73 is a red with RGB values 165, 94, 115 and HSL 342°, 28%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A55E73

RGBrgb(165, 94, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3686, 0.451

RGB percentages64.7%, 36.9%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(342.3, 28.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 43%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 43%, 30.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,837,619

CSS custom property--colour: #A55E73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#5AA18C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696B74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7871no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B05965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7 Indian red · ΔE 25.6 Light coral · ΔE 28.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8 Gray · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EA590

Analogous#A55E97, #A56D5E

Triadic#73A55E, #5E73A5

Split complementary#5EA56D, #5E96A5

Tetradic#96A55E, #5EA590, #6C5EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE1E5

Lighter +30%#DCC0C8

Lighter +20%#CA9FAC

Lighter +10%#B77F8F

Darker −10%#854B5C

Darker −20%#653845

Darker −30%#44262F

Darker −40%#231418

More saturated +25%#C43F66

Less saturated −25%#867D80

Channel breakdown

R165

G94

B115

Red165 (64.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue342.25°

Saturation (HSL)28.29%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 5E · B 73

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