Colour

#A26959

#A26959
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A26959 is a red with RGB values 162, 105, 89 and HSL 13°, 29%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A26959

RGBrgb(162, 105, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4118, 0.349

RGB percentages63.5%, 41.2%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(13.2, 29.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.2, 45.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 35.2%, 45.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,643,801

CSS custom property--colour: #A26959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#5D96A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777058no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#847C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AE6065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4 Sienna · ΔE 20.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 24.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.4 Light coral · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5992A2

Analogous#A2596E, #A28E59

Triadic#59A269, #6959A2

Split complementary#59A28D, #596EA2

Tetradic#6EA259, #5992A2, #8E59A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDFDC

Lighter +30%#D9C1BB

Lighter +20%#C7A49A

Lighter +10%#B58679

Darker −10%#815447

Darker −20%#603E35

Darker −30%#3F2923

Darker −40%#1E1411

More saturated +25%#C1573A

Less saturated −25%#837B78

Channel breakdown

R162

G105

B89

Red162 (63.5%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue13.15°

Saturation (HSL)29.08%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 69 · B 59

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