Colour

#A8323F

#A8323F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A8323F is a red with RGB values 168, 50, 63 and HSL 353°, 54%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A8323F#A8323F

HEX#A8323F

RGBrgb(168, 50, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1961, 0.2471

RGB percentages65.9%, 19.6%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(353.4, 54.1%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.4, 70.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 70.2%, 62.5%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,022,911

CSS custom property--colour: #A8323F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#57CDC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514D3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F663Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B81338no 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 text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.6 Indian red · ΔE 14.5 Firebrick · ΔE 18.8 Maroon · ΔE 22.7 Dark red · ΔE 24.1 Sienna · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32A89B

Analogous#A8327A, #A86032

Triadic#3FA832, #323FA8

Split complementary#32A860, #327AA8

Tetradic#7AA832, #32A89B, #6032A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBBBC0

Lighter +30%#DF949C

Lighter +20%#D36D78

Lighter +10%#C84554

Darker −10%#812630

Darker −20%#591B22

Darker −30%#320F13

Darker −40%#0B0304

More saturated +25%#C3172A

Less saturated −25%#8D4D54

Channel breakdown

R168

G50

B63

Red168 (65.9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue353.39°

Saturation (HSL)54.13%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 32 · B 3F

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