Recognised as Colour

#A84242

#A84242
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A84242 is a red with RGB values 168, 66, 66 and HSL 0°, 44%, 46%. 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

#A84242#A84242

HEX#A84242

RGBrgb(168, 66, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2588, 0.2588

RGB percentages65.9%, 25.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(0, 43.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 60.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 60.7%, 60.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,027,010

CSS custom property--colour: #A84242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#57BDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5641no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#756C40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B82F43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.6 Brown · ΔE 12.5 Sienna · ΔE 18.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.3 Maroon · ΔE 24 Light coral · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42A8A8

Analogous#A84275, #A87542

Triadic#42A842, #4242A8

Split complementary#42A875, #4275A8

Tetradic#75A842, #42A8A8, #7542A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCBCB

Lighter +30%#DCA7A7

Lighter +20%#CE8282

Lighter +10%#C05D5D

Darker −10%#833434

Darker −20%#5F2525

Darker −30%#3A1717

Darker −40%#160808

More saturated +25%#C52525

Less saturated −25%#8B5F5F

Channel breakdown

R168

G66

B66

Red168 (65.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)43.59%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 42 · B 42

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