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Recognised as Colour

#A26459

  • #A26459
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A26459 is a red with RGB values 162, 100, 89 and HSL 9°, 29%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A26459#A26459
HEX#A26459
RGBrgb(162, 100, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3922, 0.349
RGB percentages63.5%, 39.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(9, 29.1%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9, 45.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 45.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,642,521
CSS custom property--colour: #A26459;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#5D9BA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#726D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#817958no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AF5B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1Sienna · ΔE 20.3Indian red · ΔE 22.2Dark salmon · ΔE 24Light coral · ΔE 25.9Saddle brown · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5997A2
Analogous#A25972, #A28859
Triadic#59A264, #6459A2
Split complementary#59A288, #5973A2
Tetradic#73A259, #5997A2, #8959A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDEDC
Lighter +30%#D9BFBB
Lighter +20%#C7A19A
Lighter +10%#B58279
Darker −10%#815047
Darker −20%#603B35
Darker −30%#3F2723
Darker −40%#1E1311
More saturated +25%#C14E3A
Less saturated −25%#837A78

Channel breakdown

R162
G100
B89
Red162 (63.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue9.04°
Saturation (HSL)29.08%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 64 · B 59

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