Colour

#A18179

#A18179
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A18179 is a red with RGB values 161, 129, 121 and HSL 12°, 18%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A18179

RGBrgb(161, 129, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5059, 0.4745

RGB percentages63.1%, 50.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(12, 17.5%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 24.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 19.9%, 24.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,584,441

CSS custom property--colour: #A18179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#5E7E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888478no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8B79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A97D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.4 Gray · ΔE 14.6 Dim grey · ΔE 18.8 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7999A1

Analogous#A17985, #A19579

Triadic#79A181, #8179A1

Split complementary#79A195, #7985A1

Tetradic#85A179, #7999A1, #9579A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F2F1

Lighter +30%#E0D6D3

Lighter +20%#CBB9B5

Lighter +10%#B69D97

Darker −10%#88675F

Darker −20%#6A514A

Darker −30%#4C3A35

Darker −40%#2E2320

More saturated +25%#BE705D

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R161

G129

B121

Red161 (63.1%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)17.54%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 81 · B 79

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