Recognised as Colour

#A90E34

#A90E34
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A90E34 is a red with RGB values 169, 14, 52 and HSL 345°, 85%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A90E34#A90E34

HEX#A90E34

RGBrgb(169, 14, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0549, 0.2039

RGB percentages66.3%, 5.5%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(345.3, 84.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.3, 91.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 91.7%, 69.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,079,220

CSS custom property--colour: #A90E34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#56F1CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444134no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Deuteranopia#69602Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BA0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.8 Firebrick · ΔE 15.5 Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Maroon · ΔE 21.3 Dark red · ΔE 21.5 Indian red · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EA983

Analogous#A90E82, #A9360E

Triadic#34A90E, #0E34A9

Split complementary#0EA936, #0E82A9

Tetradic#81A90E, #0EA983, #350EA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F68DA7

Lighter +30%#F25E82

Lighter +20%#EE2F5E

Lighter +10%#D81242

Darker −10%#7A0A26

Darker −20%#4B0617

Darker −30%#1C0209

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B7002D

Less saturated −25%#922540

Channel breakdown

R169

G14

B52

Red169 (66.3%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue345.29°

Saturation (HSL)84.7%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 0E · B 34

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