Recognised as Colour

#A82027

#A82027
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A82027 is a red with RGB values 168, 32, 39 and HSL 357°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A82027#A82027

HEX#A82027

RGBrgb(168, 32, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1255, 0.1529

RGB percentages65.9%, 12.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(356.9, 68%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 81%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 81%, 76.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,018,279

CSS custom property--colour: #A82027;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1

Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#57DFD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4426no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6122no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B90024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.3 Firebrick · ΔE 6.6 Dark red · ΔE 13.2 Maroon · ΔE 14.2 Crimson · ΔE 20 Indian red · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.25, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20A8A1

Analogous#A8206B, #A85D20

Triadic#27A820, #2027A8

Split complementary#20A85D, #206BA8

Tetradic#6BA820, #20A8A1, #5D20A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEA6AA

Lighter +30%#E67B81

Lighter +20%#DE5058

Lighter +10%#D32831

Darker −10%#7D181D

Darker −20%#521013

Darker −30%#270809

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C10711

Less saturated −25%#8F393D

Channel breakdown

R168

G32

B39

Red168 (65.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue356.91°

Saturation (HSL)68%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 20 · B 27

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