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Recognised as Colour

#A16856

  • #A16856
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A16856 is a red with RGB values 161, 104, 86 and HSL 14°, 30%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A16856#A16856
HEX#A16856
RGBrgb(161, 104, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4078, 0.3373
RGB percentages63.1%, 40.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(14.4, 30.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.4, 46.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.4%, 46.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,578,006
CSS custom property--colour: #A16856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1815WCAG 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 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5E97A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#766F55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#837B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#AD5F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 19.1Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4Dark salmon · ΔE 23Indian red · ΔE 24.5Saddle brown · ΔE 25.3Light coral · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 19.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#568FA1
Analogous#A1566A, #A18D56
Triadic#56A168, #6856A1
Split complementary#56A18D, #566AA1
Tetradic#6AA156, #568FA1, #8D56A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADDD9
Lighter +30%#D9BFB7
Lighter +20%#C7A296
Lighter +10%#B58475
Darker −10%#805344
Darker −20%#5F3D32
Darker −30%#3D2821
Darker −40%#1C120F
More saturated +25%#C05837
Less saturated −25%#827875

Channel breakdown

R161
G104
B86
Red161 (63.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue14.4°
Saturation (HSL)30.36%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 68 · B 56

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