Recognised as Colour

#A84253

#A84253
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A84253 is a red with RGB values 168, 66, 83 and HSL 350°, 44%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#A84253

RGBrgb(168, 66, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2588, 0.3255

RGB percentages65.9%, 25.9%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(350, 43.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 60.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 60.7%, 50.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,027,027

CSS custom property--colour: #A84253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#57BDAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#736C51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B73349no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15 Brown · ΔE 20.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5 Light coral · ΔE 24.9 Sienna · ΔE 27.7 Firebrick · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42A897

Analogous#A84286, #A86442

Triadic#53A842, #4253A8

Split complementary#42A864, #4286A8

Tetradic#86A842, #42A897, #6442A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCBD1

Lighter +30%#DCA7B0

Lighter +20%#CE828F

Lighter +10%#C05D6E

Darker −10%#833441

Darker −20%#5F252F

Darker −30%#3A171D

Darker −40%#16080B

More saturated +25%#C52540

Less saturated −25%#8B5F67

Channel breakdown

R168

G66

B83

Red168 (65.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)43.59%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 42 · B 53

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