Colour

#A17985

#A17985
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A17985 is a red with RGB values 161, 121, 133 and HSL 342°, 18%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A17985

RGBrgb(161, 121, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4745, 0.5216

RGB percentages63.1%, 47.5%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(342, 17.5%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 24.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 24.8%, 17.4%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,582,405

CSS custom property--colour: #A17985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#5E867A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E8085no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878684no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A8777Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.1 Gray · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 20.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79A195

Analogous#A17999, #A18179

Triadic#85A179, #7985A1

Split complementary#79A181, #7999A1

Tetradic#99A179, #79A195, #8179A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F1F2

Lighter +30%#E0D3D7

Lighter +20%#CBB5BC

Lighter +10%#B697A0

Darker −10%#885F6B

Darker −20%#6A4A54

Darker −30%#4C353C

Darker −40%#2E2024

More saturated +25%#BE5D7A

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R161

G121

B133

Red161 (63.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue342°

Saturation (HSL)17.54%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 79 · B 85

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