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Recognised as Colour

#A6355A

  • #A6355A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A6355A is a red with RGB values 166, 53, 90 and HSL 340°, 52%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A6355A#A6355A
HEX#A6355A
RGBrgb(166, 53, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.2078, 0.3529
RGB percentages65.1%, 20.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(340.4, 51.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 68.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 45.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,892,634
CSS custom property--colour: #A6355A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#59CAA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D515Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6757no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#B42544no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21Indian red · ΔE 22.7Brown · ΔE 26.5Medium violet red · ΔE 29.5Light coral · ΔE 30.8Hot pink · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35A681
Analogous#A63593, #A64835
Triadic#5AA635, #355AA6
Split complementary#35A648, #3593A6
Tetradic#93A635, #35A681, #4835A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EABDCC
Lighter +30%#DE96AE
Lighter +20%#D17090
Lighter +10%#C54972
Darker −10%#7F2945
Darker −20%#591C30
Darker −30%#32101B
Darker −40%#0B0406
More saturated +25%#C11A51
Less saturated −25%#8B5063

Channel breakdown

R166
G53
B90
Red166 (65.1%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue340.35°
Saturation (HSL)51.6%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 35 · B 5A

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