Colour

#A62D40

#A62D40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A62D40 is a red with RGB values 166, 45, 64 and HSL 351°, 57%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A62D40#A62D40

HEX#A62D40

RGBrgb(166, 45, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.1765, 0.251

RGB percentages65.1%, 17.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(350.6, 57.3%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 72.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 72.9%, 61.4%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,890,560

CSS custom property--colour: #A62D40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#59D2BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4A40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C643Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B60735no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.4 Indian red · ΔE 16.3 Firebrick · ΔE 20.4 Maroon · ΔE 23.8 Dark red · ΔE 25.4 Crimson · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DA693

Analogous#A62D7C, #A6572D

Triadic#40A62D, #2D40A6

Split complementary#2DA657, #2D7CA6

Tetradic#7CA62D, #2DA693, #572DA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBB4BD

Lighter +30%#E08C99

Lighter +20%#D56476

Lighter +10%#CA3C52

Darker −10%#7E2231

Darker −20%#561721

Darker −30%#2E0C12

Darker −40%#060102

More saturated +25%#C0132E

Less saturated −25%#8C4752

Channel breakdown

R166

G45

B64

Red166 (65.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue350.58°

Saturation (HSL)57.35%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 2D · B 40

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