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Recognised as Colour

#A16B83

  • #A16B83
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A16B83 is a red with RGB values 161, 107, 131 and HSL 333°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A16B83#A16B83
HEX#A16B83
RGBrgb(161, 107, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4196, 0.5137
RGB percentages63.1%, 42%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(333.3, 22.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 33.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 18.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,578,819
CSS custom property--colour: #A16B83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#5E947C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707584no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7E82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A96973no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 25.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BA189
Analogous#A16B9E, #A16E6B
Triadic#83A16B, #6B83A1
Split complementary#6BA16E, #6B9EA1
Tetradic#9EA16B, #6BA189, #6E6BA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E8EC
Lighter +30%#DCC9D1
Lighter +20%#C9A9B7
Lighter +10%#B58A9D
Darker −10%#85546A
Darker −20%#664051
Darker −30%#462D38
Darker −40%#27191F
More saturated +25%#BF4D80
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R161
G107
B131
Red161 (63.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue333.33°
Saturation (HSL)22.31%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 6B · B 83

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