Recognised as Colour
#A71428
- #A71428
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A71428 is a red with RGB values 167, 20, 40 and HSL 352°, 79%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A71428#A71428
HEX#A71428
RGBrgb(167, 20, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.0784, 0.1569
RGB percentages65.5%, 7.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(351.8, 78.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 88%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 88%, 76%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,949,672
CSS custom property--colour: #A71428;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#58EBD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14A793
Analogous#A71471, #A74914
Triadic#28A714, #1428A7
Split complementary#14A74A, #1471A7
Tetradic#72A714, #14A793, #4A14A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G20
B40
Red167 (65.5%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue351.84°
Saturation (HSL)78.61%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 14 · B 28
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