Colour

#A93232

#A93232
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#A93232 is a red with RGB values 169, 50, 50 and HSL 0°, 54%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#A93232#A93232

HEX#A93232

RGBrgb(169, 50, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1961, 0.1961

RGB percentages66.3%, 19.6%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(0, 54.3%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 70.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 70.4%, 70.4%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,088,434

CSS custom property--colour: #A93232;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#56CDCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534D31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#71662Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BA0B33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 3.3 Firebrick · ΔE 12.1 Indian red · ΔE 15.6 Maroon · ΔE 17.1 Dark red · ΔE 17.5 Sienna · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 3.32, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32A9A9

Analogous#A9326E, #A96E32

Triadic#32A932, #3232A9

Split complementary#32A96E, #326EA9

Tetradic#6EA932, #32A9A9, #6E32A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBBCBC

Lighter +30%#DF9595

Lighter +20%#D46D6D

Lighter +10%#C84646

Darker −10%#822626

Darker −20%#5A1B1B

Darker −30%#330F0F

Darker −40%#0C0303

More saturated +25%#C41717

Less saturated −25%#8E4D4D

Channel breakdown

R169

G50

B50

Red169 (66.3%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)54.34%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 32 · B 32

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