Recognised as Colour

#A82C2C

#A82C2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A82C2C is a red with RGB values 168, 44, 44 and HSL 0°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A82C2C#A82C2C

HEX#A82C2C

RGBrgb(168, 44, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1725, 0.1725

RGB percentages65.9%, 17.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(0, 58.5%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 73.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 73.8%, 73.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,021,356

CSS custom property--colour: #A82C2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#57D3D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50492Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6428no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Tritanopia#B9002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 0.9 Firebrick · ΔE 9.3 Dark red · ΔE 15 Maroon · ΔE 15 Indian red · ΔE 17.9 Sienna · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 0.93, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CA8A8

Analogous#A82C6A, #A86A2C

Triadic#2CA82C, #2C2CA8

Split complementary#2CA86A, #2C6AA8

Tetradic#6AA82C, #2CA8A8, #6A2CA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBB5B5

Lighter +30%#E18C8C

Lighter +20%#D66464

Lighter +10%#CC3B3B

Darker −10%#802121

Darker −20%#571717

Darker −30%#2F0C0C

Darker −40%#060202

More saturated +25%#C31111

Less saturated −25%#8E4646

Channel breakdown

R168

G44

B44

Red168 (65.9%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)58.49%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 2C · B 2C

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