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Recognised as Colour

#A83F4E

  • #A83F4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#A83F4E is a red with RGB values 168, 63, 78 and HSL 351°, 45%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#A83F4E#A83F4E
HEX#A83F4E
RGBrgb(168, 63, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2471, 0.3059
RGB percentages65.9%, 24.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(351.4, 45.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 62.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 62.5%, 53.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,026,254
CSS custom property--colour: #A83F4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#57C0B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#57554Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#726B4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B72E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3FA899
Analogous#A83F82, #A8653F
Triadic#4EA83F, #3F4EA8
Split complementary#3FA865, #3F83A8
Tetradic#83A83F, #3FA899, #653FA8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EBC8CD
Lighter +30%#DDA3AC
Lighter +20%#CF7E8A
Lighter +10%#C15968
Darker −10%#83313D
Darker −20%#5E232C
Darker −30%#39151A
Darker −40%#140709
More saturated +25%#C52239
Less saturated −25%#8B5C63

Channel breakdown

R168
G63
B78
Red168 (65.9%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 3F · B 4E

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