Colour

#A9302E

#A9302E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A9302E is a red with RGB values 169, 48, 46 and HSL 1°, 57%, 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

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HEX#A9302E

RGBrgb(169, 48, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1882, 0.1804

RGB percentages66.3%, 18.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(1, 57.2%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1, 72.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 71.6%, 72.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,087,918

CSS custom property--colour: #A9302E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#56CFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534C2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#71662Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#BA0131no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 1.8 Firebrick · ΔE 10.2 Maroon · ΔE 15.7 Dark red · ΔE 15.8 Indian red · ΔE 16.9 Sienna · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 1.82, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EA7A9

Analogous#A92E69, #A96E2E

Triadic#2EA930, #302EA9

Split complementary#2EA96E, #2E69A9

Tetradic#69A92E, #2EA7A9, #6E2EA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECB8B7

Lighter +30%#E1918F

Lighter +20%#D66967

Lighter +10%#CB413F

Darker −10%#812523

Darker −20%#591918

Darker −30%#310E0D

Darker −40%#090202

More saturated +25%#C41613

Less saturated −25%#8E4A49

Channel breakdown

R169

G48

B46

Red169 (66.3%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue0.98°

Saturation (HSL)57.21%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 30 · B 2E

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