Recognised as Colour

#A1738A

#A1738A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A1738A is a red with RGB values 161, 115, 138 and HSL 330°, 20%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A1738A

RGBrgb(161, 115, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.451, 0.5412

RGB percentages63.1%, 45.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(330, 19.7%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 28.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 28.6%, 14.3%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,580,874

CSS custom property--colour: #A1738A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#5E8C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#818389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A7727Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#73A18A

Analogous#A173A1, #A17373

Triadic#8AA173, #738AA1

Split complementary#73A173, #73A1A1

Tetradic#A1A173, #73A18A, #7373A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3EDF0

Lighter +30%#DECFD7

Lighter +20%#CAB0BD

Lighter +10%#B592A4

Darker −10%#875A71

Darker −20%#684657

Darker −30%#4A313E

Darker −40%#2B1D24

More saturated +25%#BE568A

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R161

G115

B138

Red161 (63.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)19.66%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 73 · B 8A

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