Recognised as Colour
#A9462D
- #A9462D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#A9462D is a red with RGB values 169, 70, 45 and HSL 12°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#A9462D#A9462D
HEX#A9462D
RGBrgb(169, 70, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2745, 0.1765
RGB percentages66.3%, 27.5%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(12.1, 57.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 73.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 58.6%, 73.4%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,093,549
CSS custom property--colour: #A9462D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#56B9D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D90A9
Analogous#A92D52, #A9842D
Triadic#2DA946, #462DA9
Split complementary#2DA984, #2D52A9
Tetradic#52A92D, #2D90A9, #842DA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G70
B45
Red169 (66.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue12.1°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 46 · B 2D
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