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Recognised as Colour

#A94E40

  • #A94E40
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A94E40 is a red with RGB values 169, 78, 64 and HSL 8°, 45%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A94E40#A94E40
HEX#A94E40
RGBrgb(169, 78, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3059, 0.251
RGB percentages66.3%, 30.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(8, 45.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8, 62.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 62.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,095,616
CSS custom property--colour: #A94E40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#56B1BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#655D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B713Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B93D4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.8Indian red · ΔE 12.9Brown · ΔE 15.8Saddle brown · ΔE 19.2Firebrick · ΔE 23.4Light coral · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#409BA9
Analogous#A94066, #A98340
Triadic#40A94E, #4E40A9
Split complementary#40A983, #4067A9
Tetradic#67A940, #409BA9, #8340A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBCECA
Lighter +30%#DDADA5
Lighter +20%#CF8B80
Lighter +10%#C1695B
Darker −10%#843D32
Darker −20%#5F2C24
Darker −30%#3A1B16
Darker −40%#150A08
More saturated +25%#C63923
Less saturated −25%#8C635D

Channel breakdown

R169
G78
B64
Red169 (66.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue8°
Saturation (HSL)45.06%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 4E · B 40

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