Recognised as Colour
#A9043B
- #A9043B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A9043B is a red with RGB values 169, 4, 59 and HSL 340°, 95%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#A9043B#A9043B
HEX#A9043B
RGBrgb(169, 4, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0157, 0.2314
RGB percentages66.3%, 1.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(340, 95.4%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 97.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 65.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,076,667
CSS custom property--colour: #A9043B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#56FBC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04A972
Analogous#A9048D, #A92004
Triadic#3BA904, #043BA9
Split complementary#04A91F, #048EA9
Tetradic#8DA904, #04A972, #2004A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G4
B59
Red169 (66.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)95.38%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 04 · B 3B
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