Recognised as Colour

#A84255

#A84255
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A84255 is a red with RGB values 168, 66, 85 and HSL 349°, 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

#A84255#A84255

HEX#A84255

RGBrgb(168, 66, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2588, 0.3333

RGB percentages65.9%, 25.9%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(348.8, 43.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 60.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 60.7%, 49.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,027,029

CSS custom property--colour: #A84255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#57BDAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585855no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#736C53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B73349no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8 Brown · ΔE 21.4 Light coral · ΔE 25.2 Sienna · ΔE 28.8 Firebrick · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42A895

Analogous#A84288, #A86242

Triadic#55A842, #4255A8

Split complementary#42A862, #4288A8

Tetradic#88A842, #42A895, #6242A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCBD1

Lighter +30%#DCA7B1

Lighter +20%#CE8290

Lighter +10%#C05D70

Darker −10%#833442

Darker −20%#5F2530

Darker −30%#3A171D

Darker −40%#16080B

More saturated +25%#C52543

Less saturated −25%#8B5F67

Channel breakdown

R168

G66

B85

Red168 (65.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue348.82°

Saturation (HSL)43.59%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 42 · B 55

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