Recognised as Colour
#A82D34
- #A82D34
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A82D34 is a red with RGB values 168, 45, 52 and HSL 357°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A82D34#A82D34
HEX#A82D34
RGBrgb(168, 45, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1765, 0.2039
RGB percentages65.9%, 17.6%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(356.6, 57.7%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 73.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 73.2%, 69%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,021,620
CSS custom property--colour: #A82D34;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#57D2CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DA8A1
Analogous#A82D72, #A8632D
Triadic#34A82D, #2D34A8
Split complementary#2DA863, #2D72A8
Tetradic#72A82D, #2DA8A1, #632DA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G45
B52
Red168 (65.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue356.59°
Saturation (HSL)57.75%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 2D · B 34
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