Recognised as Colour

#A9456F

#A9456F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A9456F is a red with RGB values 169, 69, 111 and HSL 335°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A9456F

RGBrgb(169, 69, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2706, 0.4353

RGB percentages66.3%, 27.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(334.8, 42%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.8, 59.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 59.2%, 34.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,093,359

CSS custom property--colour: #A9456F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#56BA90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555C70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#706F6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B63E55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17 Indian red · ΔE 27.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.2 Hot pink · ΔE 29.5 Light coral · ΔE 32 Brown · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45A97F

Analogous#A945A1, #A94D45

Triadic#6FA945, #456FA9

Split complementary#45A94D, #45A1A9

Tetradic#A1A945, #45A97F, #4D45A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCFDB

Lighter +30%#DDABC0

Lighter +20%#CE86A4

Lighter +10%#BF6289

Darker −10%#853657

Darker −20%#61273F

Darker −30%#3C1928

Darker −40%#180A10

More saturated +25%#C7276A

Less saturated −25%#8B6374

Channel breakdown

R169

G69

B111

Red169 (66.3%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue334.8°

Saturation (HSL)42.02%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 45 · B 6F

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