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Recognised as Colour

#A06959

  • #A06959
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A06959 is a red with RGB values 160, 105, 89 and HSL 14°, 29%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A06959#A06959
HEX#A06959
RGBrgb(160, 105, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4118, 0.349
RGB percentages62.7%, 41.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(13.5, 28.5%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.5, 44.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.4%, 44.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,512,729
CSS custom property--colour: #A06959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#5F96A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767058no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#837B58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#AC6165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1Sienna · ΔE 20.8Dark salmon · ΔE 23.6Indian red · ΔE 25.3Saddle brown · ΔE 26.8Gray · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5990A0
Analogous#A0596C, #A08D59
Triadic#59A069, #6959A0
Split complementary#59A08D, #596CA0
Tetradic#6CA059, #5990A0, #8D59A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDEDA
Lighter +30%#D8C1BA
Lighter +20%#C6A399
Lighter +10%#B48678
Darker −10%#7F5347
Darker −20%#5E3E35
Darker −30%#3E2822
Darker −40%#1D1310
More saturated +25%#BF583A
Less saturated −25%#817A78

Channel breakdown

R160
G105
B89
Red160 (62.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue13.52°
Saturation (HSL)28.51%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 69 · B 59

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