Recognised as Colour

#A9273F

#A9273F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A9273F is a red with RGB values 169, 39, 63 and HSL 349°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A9273F#A9273F

HEX#A9273F

RGBrgb(169, 39, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1529, 0.2471

RGB percentages66.3%, 15.3%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(348.9, 62.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 76.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 76.9%, 62.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,085,631

CSS custom property--colour: #A9273F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#56D8C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C493Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D643Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B90031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.4 Indian red · ΔE 17.6 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Maroon · ΔE 23.8 Crimson · ΔE 24.9 Dark red · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27A991

Analogous#A92780, #A95027

Triadic#3FA927, #273FA9

Split complementary#27A950, #2780A9

Tetradic#80A927, #27A991, #5027A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDAFBB

Lighter +30%#E38697

Lighter +20%#DA5C74

Lighter +10%#D03350

Darker −10%#801D30

Darker −20%#561420

Darker −30%#2D0A11

Darker −40%#030101

More saturated +25%#C30D2F

Less saturated −25%#8F414F

Channel breakdown

R169

G39

B63

Red169 (66.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue348.92°

Saturation (HSL)62.5%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 27 · B 3F

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