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Recognised as Colour

#A74944

  • #A74944
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#A74944 is a red with RGB values 167, 73, 68 and HSL 3°, 42%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#A74944#A74944
HEX#A74944
RGBrgb(167, 73, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2863, 0.2667
RGB percentages65.5%, 28.6%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(3, 42.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3, 59.3%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 59.3%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,963,268
CSS custom property--colour: #A74944;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#58B6BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605A43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#776E42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B63948no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.9Brown · ΔE 15.3Sienna · ΔE 16.3Saddle brown · ΔE 23.1Light coral · ΔE 23.4Firebrick · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44A2A7
Analogous#A74471, #A77A44
Triadic#44A749, #4944A7
Split complementary#44A77A, #4471A7
Tetradic#71A744, #44A2A7, #7A44A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EACECD
Lighter +30%#DCABA8
Lighter +20%#CD8884
Lighter +10%#BE6560
Darker −10%#833935
Darker −20%#5F2926
Darker −30%#3A1918
Darker −40%#160A09
More saturated +25%#C42F27
Less saturated −25%#8A6361

Channel breakdown

R167
G73
B68
Red167 (65.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue3.03°
Saturation (HSL)42.13%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 49 · B 44

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