Recognised as Colour

#A74E40

#A74E40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#A74E40 is a red with RGB values 167, 78, 64 and HSL 8°, 45%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#A74E40

RGBrgb(167, 78, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3059, 0.251

RGB percentages65.5%, 30.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(8.2, 44.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 61.7%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 53.3%, 61.7%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,964,544

CSS custom property--colour: #A74E40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#58B1BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A703Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B63E4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.7 Indian red · ΔE 13.5 Brown · ΔE 16.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 19 Light coral · ΔE 23.9 Firebrick · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4099A7

Analogous#A74066, #A78240

Triadic#40A74E, #4E40A7

Split complementary#40A781, #4066A7

Tetradic#66A740, #4099A7, #8140A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EACDC9

Lighter +30%#DCACA4

Lighter +20%#CE8A7F

Lighter +10%#C0685A

Darker −10%#823D32

Darker −20%#5D2C24

Darker −30%#381A16

Darker −40%#140907

More saturated +25%#C43923

Less saturated −25%#8A635D

Channel breakdown

R167

G78

B64

Red167 (65.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue8.16°

Saturation (HSL)44.59%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 4E · B 40

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