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Recognised as Colour

#A1736A

  • #A1736A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A1736A is a red with RGB values 161, 115, 106 and HSL 10°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A1736A#A1736A
HEX#A1736A
RGBrgb(161, 115, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.451, 0.4157
RGB percentages63.1%, 45.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(9.8, 22.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 34.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 34.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,580,842
CSS custom property--colour: #A1736A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#5E8C95

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7D7969no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#88826Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AB6D71no 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 text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6A98A1
Analogous#A16A7D, #A18F6A
Triadic#6AA173, #736AA1
Split complementary#6AA18E, #6A7DA1
Tetradic#7DA16A, #6A98A1, #8E6AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F0E9E7
Lighter +30%#DCCBC8
Lighter +20%#C8AEA9
Lighter +10%#B59089
Darker −10%#845C54
Darker −20%#654640
Darker −30%#46302C
Darker −40%#271B18
More saturated +25%#BF5F4C
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R161
G115
B106
Red161 (63.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue9.82°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 73 · B 6A

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