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Recognised as Colour

#A16262

  • #A16262
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A16262 is a red with RGB values 161, 98, 98 and HSL 0°, 25%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A16262#A16262
HEX#A16262
RGBrgb(161, 98, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3843, 0.3843
RGB percentages63.1%, 38.4%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(0, 25.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 39.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 39.1%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,576,482
CSS custom property--colour: #A16262;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#5E9D9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F6C62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7861no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AD5B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9Indian red · ΔE 22.9Sienna · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Light coral · ΔE 26.2Dark salmon · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62A1A1
Analogous#A16282, #A18262
Triadic#62A162, #6262A1
Split complementary#62A182, #6282A1
Tetradic#82A162, #62A1A1, #8262A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE2E2
Lighter +30%#DAC2C2
Lighter +20%#C7A2A2
Lighter +10%#B48282
Darker −10%#824E4E
Darker −20%#623B3B
Darker −30%#422828
Darker −40%#221515
More saturated +25%#C04343
Less saturated −25%#828181

Channel breakdown

R161
G98
B98
Red161 (63.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)25.1%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 62 · B 62

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