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Recognised as Colour

#A1755D

  • #A1755D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A1755D is a orange with RGB values 161, 117, 93 and HSL 21°, 27%, 50%. 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

#A1755D#A1755D
HEX#A1755D
RGBrgb(161, 117, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4588, 0.3647
RGB percentages63.1%, 45.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(21.2, 26.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.2, 42.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 27.3%, 42.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,581,341
CSS custom property--colour: #A1755D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#5E8AA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#81795Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B825Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC6D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5D89A1
Analogous#A15D67, #A1975D
Triadic#5DA175, #755DA1
Split complementary#5DA197, #5D67A1
Tetradic#67A15D, #5D89A1, #975DA1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECE3DE
Lighter +30%#D9C7BE
Lighter +20%#C7AC9D
Lighter +10%#B4907D
Darker −10%#815E4A
Darker −20%#604638
Darker −30%#402F25
Darker −40%#201712
More saturated +25%#C16C3D
Less saturated −25%#817E7D

Channel breakdown

R161
G117
B93
Red161 (63.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue21.18°
Saturation (HSL)26.77%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 75 · B 5D

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