Colour

#A70E44

#A70E44
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A70E44 is a red with RGB values 167, 14, 68 and HSL 339°, 85%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A70E44#A70E44

HEX#A70E44

RGBrgb(167, 14, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.0549, 0.2667

RGB percentages65.5%, 5.5%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(338.8, 84.5%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 91.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 91.6%, 59.3%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,948,164

CSS custom property--colour: #A70E44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#58F1BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#404145no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#665F40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B70029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 24.5 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9 Crimson · ΔE 27 Maroon · ΔE 29.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 20.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EA771

Analogous#A70E91, #A7240E

Triadic#44A70E, #0E44A7

Split complementary#0EA724, #0E91A7

Tetradic#91A70E, #0EA771, #240EA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F58CB1

Lighter +30%#F15D91

Lighter +20%#ED2E71

Lighter +10%#D61257

Darker −10%#780A31

Darker −20%#49061E

Darker −30%#1A020B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B50040

Less saturated −25%#90254B

Channel breakdown

R167

G14

B68

Red167 (65.5%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue338.82°

Saturation (HSL)84.53%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 0E · B 44

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