Recognised as Colour
#A17873
- #A17873
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A17873 is a red with RGB values 161, 120, 115 and HSL 7°, 20%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A17873#A17873
HEX#A17873
RGBrgb(161, 120, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4706, 0.451
RGB percentages63.1%, 47.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(6.5, 19.7%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 28.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 28.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,582,131
CSS custom property--colour: #A17873;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#5E878C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#739CA1
Analogous#A17385, #A18F73
Triadic#73A178, #7873A1
Split complementary#73A18F, #7385A1
Tetradic#85A173, #739CA1, #8F73A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G120
B115
Red161 (63.1%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue6.52°
Saturation (HSL)19.66%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 78 · B 73
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