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Recognised as Colour

#A08996

  • #A08996
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A08996 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 137, 150 and HSL 326°, 11%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A08996#A08996
HEX#A08996
RGBrgb(160, 137, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5373, 0.5882
RGB percentages62.7%, 53.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(326.1, 10.8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.1, 14.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 6.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,520,982
CSS custom property--colour: #A08996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5F7669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8D97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9195no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#A3898Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 13Dark grey · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Dim grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89A093
Analogous#9E89A0, #A0898A
Triadic#96A089, #8996A0
Split complementary#8AA089, #89A09E
Tetradic#A09E89, #89A093, #898AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFB
Lighter +30%#E4DEE1
Lighter +20%#CDC2C8
Lighter +10%#B7A5AF
Darker −10%#886E7D
Darker −20%#6C5763
Darker −30%#504049
Darker −40%#34292F
More saturated +25%#BB6E99
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R160
G137
B150
Red160 (62.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue326.09°
Saturation (HSL)10.8%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 89 · B 96

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