Recognised as Colour

#A9366C

#A9366C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A9366C is a red with RGB values 169, 54, 108 and HSL 332°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A9366C

RGBrgb(169, 54, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2118, 0.4235

RGB percentages66.3%, 21.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(331.8, 51.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 68%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 68%, 36.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,089,516

CSS custom property--colour: #A9366C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#56C993

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A546Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6A69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B62C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 22 Hot pink · ΔE 27.7 Indian red · ΔE 30.6 Purple · ΔE 34.1 Deep pink · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36A973

Analogous#A936A5, #A93A36

Triadic#6CA936, #366CA9

Split complementary#36A93A, #36A5A9

Tetradic#A5A936, #36A973, #3A36A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBC0D4

Lighter +30%#DF99BA

Lighter +20%#D273A0

Lighter +10%#C64C85

Darker −10%#822A53

Darker −20%#5C1D3B

Darker −30%#351122

Darker −40%#0E0509

More saturated +25%#C51A6A

Less saturated −25%#8D526E

Channel breakdown

R169

G54

B108

Red169 (66.3%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue331.83°

Saturation (HSL)51.57%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 36 · B 6C

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