Colour

#A92F39

#A92F39
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A92F39 is a red with RGB values 169, 47, 57 and HSL 355°, 56%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A92F39#A92F39

HEX#A92F39

RGBrgb(169, 47, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1843, 0.2235

RGB percentages66.3%, 18.4%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(355.1, 56.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 72.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 72.2%, 66.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,087,673

CSS custom property--colour: #A92F39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#56D0C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514C38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#706635no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BA0534no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 7.2 Indian red · ΔE 15.2 Firebrick · ΔE 15.3 Maroon · ΔE 20 Dark red · ΔE 21 Sienna · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FA99F

Analogous#A92F76, #A9622F

Triadic#39A92F, #2F39A9

Split complementary#2FA962, #2F76A9

Tetradic#76A92F, #2FA99F, #622FA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBB9BD

Lighter +30%#E09197

Lighter +20%#D56972

Lighter +10%#CA414C

Darker −10%#81242C

Darker −20%#59191E

Darker −30%#310E11

Darker −40%#090303

More saturated +25%#C41422

Less saturated −25%#8E4A50

Channel breakdown

R169

G47

B57

Red169 (66.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue355.08°

Saturation (HSL)56.48%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 2F · B 39

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