Recognised as Colour

#A60C0F

#A60C0F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#A60C0F is a red with RGB values 166, 12, 15 and HSL 359°, 87%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#A60C0F#A60C0F

HEX#A60C0F

RGBrgb(166, 12, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.0471, 0.0588

RGB percentages65.1%, 4.7%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(358.8, 86.5%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 92.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 92.8%, 91%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,882,063

CSS custom property--colour: #A60C0F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#59F3F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#463D0Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#695D01no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B80011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 6.7 Dark red · ΔE 8.9 Maroon · ΔE 13.5 Brown · ΔE 14.3 Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Tomato · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CA6A3

Analogous#A60C5C, #A6560C

Triadic#0FA60C, #0C0FA6

Split complementary#0CA656, #0C5CA6

Tetradic#5CA60C, #0CA6A3, #560CA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6888A

Lighter +30%#F3585B

Lighter +20%#EF292C

Lighter +10%#D60F13

Darker −10%#76090B

Darker −20%#470506

Darker −30%#170202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B20003

Less saturated −25%#902224

Channel breakdown

R166

G12

B15

Red166 (65.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue358.83°

Saturation (HSL)86.52%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 0C · B 0F

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