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Recognised as Colour

#A16661

  • #A16661
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A16661 is a red with RGB values 161, 102, 97 and HSL 5°, 25%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A16661#A16661
HEX#A16661
RGBrgb(161, 102, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4, 0.3804
RGB percentages63.1%, 40%, 38%
HSLhsl(4.7, 25.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 39.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.6%, 39.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,577,505
CSS custom property--colour: #A16661;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#5E999E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#726E60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#817A60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AD5F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.6Indian red · ΔE 24Sienna · ΔE 24.4Dark salmon · ΔE 25.8Light coral · ΔE 26.7Gray · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#619CA1
Analogous#A1617C, #A18661
Triadic#61A166, #6661A1
Split complementary#61A186, #617CA1
Tetradic#7CA161, #619CA1, #8661A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE2E1
Lighter +30%#DAC3C1
Lighter +20%#C7A4A1
Lighter +10%#B48581
Darker −10%#82514D
Darker −20%#623D3A
Darker −30%#422927
Darker −40%#221514
More saturated +25%#C14B42
Less saturated −25%#828181

Channel breakdown

R161
G102
B97
Red161 (63.1%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue4.69°
Saturation (HSL)25.4%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 66 · B 61

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