Colour

#A9404C

#A9404C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A9404C is a red with RGB values 169, 64, 76 and HSL 353°, 45%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#A9404C#A9404C

HEX#A9404C

RGBrgb(169, 64, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.251, 0.298

RGB percentages66.3%, 25.1%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(353.1, 45.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 62.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 62.1%, 55%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,092,044

CSS custom property--colour: #A9404C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#56BFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59564Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#746C49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B82E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.9 Brown · ΔE 16.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 24 Light coral · ΔE 24.3 Sienna · ΔE 24.8 Firebrick · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40A99D

Analogous#A94081, #A96940

Triadic#4CA940, #404CA9

Split complementary#40A969, #4081A9

Tetradic#80A940, #40A99D, #6840A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCACE

Lighter +30%#DDA5AB

Lighter +20%#CF8089

Lighter +10%#C15B67

Darker −10%#84323B

Darker −20%#5F242B

Darker −30%#3A161A

Darker −40%#150809

More saturated +25%#C62336

Less saturated −25%#8C5D62

Channel breakdown

R169

G64

B76

Red169 (66.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue353.14°

Saturation (HSL)45.06%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 40 · B 4C

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