Recognised as Colour

#A1888E

#A1888E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A1888E is a red with RGB values 161, 136, 142 and HSL 346°, 12%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A1888E

RGBrgb(161, 136, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5333, 0.5569

RGB percentages63.1%, 53.3%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(345.6, 11.7%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.6, 15.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 11.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,586,254

CSS custom property--colour: #A1888E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#5E7771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#91908Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A6878Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1 Gray · ΔE 11.9 Dark grey · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88A19B

Analogous#A1889B, #A18E88

Triadic#8EA188, #888EA1

Split complementary#88A18E, #889BA1

Tetradic#9BA188, #88A19B, #8E88A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAFA

Lighter +30%#E5DDDF

Lighter +20%#CEC1C4

Lighter +10%#B8A4A9

Darker −10%#896D73

Darker −20%#6D565C

Darker −30%#504044

Darker −40%#34292C

More saturated +25%#BC6D80

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R161

G136

B142

Red161 (63.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue345.6°

Saturation (HSL)11.74%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 88 · B 8E

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