Recognised as Colour

#A63E2E

#A63E2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A63E2E is a red with RGB values 166, 62, 46 and HSL 8°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A63E2E#A63E2E

HEX#A63E2E

RGBrgb(166, 62, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.2431, 0.1804

RGB percentages65.1%, 24.3%, 18%

HSLhsl(8, 56.6%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8, 72.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 62.7%, 72.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,894,894

CSS custom property--colour: #A63E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#59C1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A522Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#74692Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B6263Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 8.6 Sienna · ΔE 13.4 Firebrick · ΔE 15.2 Indian red · ΔE 16.3 Maroon · ΔE 17.5 Dark red · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E96A6

Analogous#A62E5A, #A67A2E

Triadic#2EA63E, #3E2EA6

Split complementary#2EA67A, #2E5AA6

Tetradic#5AA62E, #2E96A6, #7A2EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBBCB5

Lighter +30%#E0988D

Lighter +20%#D47466

Lighter +10%#C9503E

Darker −10%#7E2F23

Darker −20%#562018

Darker −30%#2E110D

Darker −40%#060202

More saturated +25%#C12B13

Less saturated −25%#8C5149

Channel breakdown

R166

G62

B46

Red166 (65.1%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue8°

Saturation (HSL)56.6%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 3E · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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