Colour
#A9122E
- #A9122E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#A9122E is a red with RGB values 169, 18, 46 and HSL 349°, 81%, 37%. 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
#A9122E#A9122E
HEX#A9122E
RGBrgb(169, 18, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0706, 0.1804
RGB percentages66.3%, 7.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(348.9, 80.7%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 89.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 89.3%, 72.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,080,238
CSS custom property--colour: #A9122E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09065WCAG 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 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#56EDD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#12A98D
Analogous#A9127A, #A94112
Triadic#2EA912, #122EA9
Split complementary#12A941, #127AA9
Tetradic#7AA912, #12A98D, #4212A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G18
B46
Red169 (66.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue348.87°
Saturation (HSL)80.75%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 12 · B 2E
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