Colour
#A70822
- #A70822
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#A70822 is a red with RGB values 167, 8, 34 and HSL 350°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#A70822#A70822
HEX#A70822
RGBrgb(167, 8, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.0314, 0.1333
RGB percentages65.5%, 3.1%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(350.2, 90.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 95.2%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 95.2%, 79.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,946,594
CSS custom property--colour: #A70822;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#58F7DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08A78D
Analogous#A70871, #A73E08
Triadic#22A708, #0822A7
Split complementary#08A73E, #0871A7
Tetradic#72A708, #08A78D, #3E08A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G8
B34
Red167 (65.5%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue350.19°
Saturation (HSL)90.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 08 · B 22
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