Recognised as Colour
#A70209
- #A70209
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#A70209 is a red with RGB values 167, 2, 9 and HSL 357°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#A70209#A70209
HEX#A70209
RGBrgb(167, 2, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.0078, 0.0353
RGB percentages65.5%, 0.8%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(357.5, 97.6%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 98.8%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.8%, 94.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,945,033
CSS custom property--colour: #A70209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08279WCAG 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 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#58FDF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02A7A0
Analogous#A7025B, #A74D02
Triadic#09A702, #0209A7
Split complementary#02A74D, #025BA7
Tetradic#5CA702, #02A7A0, #4E02A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G2
B9
Red167 (65.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue357.45°
Saturation (HSL)97.63%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 02 · B 09
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