Recognised as Colour

#A72F58

#A72F58
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A72F58 is a red with RGB values 167, 47, 88 and HSL 340°, 56%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A72F58

RGBrgb(167, 47, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.1843, 0.3451

RGB percentages65.5%, 18.4%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(339.5, 56.1%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 71.9%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 71.9%, 47.3%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,956,632

CSS custom property--colour: #A72F58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#58D0A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4E59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6655no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B61A40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 26.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 28 Light coral · ΔE 31.9 Hot pink · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FA77E

Analogous#A72F94, #A7422F

Triadic#58A72F, #2F58A7

Split complementary#2FA742, #2F94A7

Tetradic#94A72F, #2FA77E, #422FA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBB7C9

Lighter +30%#E08FAB

Lighter +20%#D4688D

Lighter +10%#C9406F

Darker −10%#7F2443

Darker −20%#57192E

Darker −30%#300D19

Darker −40%#080204

More saturated +25%#C21450

Less saturated −25%#8C4A60

Channel breakdown

R167

G47

B88

Red167 (65.5%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue339.5°

Saturation (HSL)56.07%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 2F · B 58

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