Recognised as Colour
#A6362E
- #A6362E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A6362E is a red with RGB values 166, 54, 46 and HSL 4°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A6362E#A6362E
HEX#A6362E
RGBrgb(166, 54, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.2118, 0.1804
RGB percentages65.1%, 21.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(4, 56.6%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4, 72.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.5%, 72.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,892,846
CSS custom property--colour: #A6362E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#59C9D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E9EA6
Analogous#A62E62, #A6722E
Triadic#2EA636, #362EA6
Split complementary#2EA672, #2E62A6
Tetradic#62A62E, #2E9EA6, #722EA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G54
B46
Red166 (65.1%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue4°
Saturation (HSL)56.6%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 36 · B 2E
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