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Recognised as Colour

#A26D68

  • #A26D68
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A26D68 is a red with RGB values 162, 109, 104 and HSL 5°, 24%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A26D68#A26D68
HEX#A26D68
RGBrgb(162, 109, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4275, 0.4078
RGB percentages63.5%, 42.7%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(5.2, 23.8%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 35.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.7%, 35.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,644,840
CSS custom property--colour: #A26D68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#5D9297

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#787467no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#857F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AD676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 23.5Dim grey · ΔE 24.4Dark salmon · ΔE 25.8Indian red · ΔE 26.7Sienna · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#689DA2
Analogous#A26880, #A28A68
Triadic#68A26D, #6D68A2
Split complementary#68A28A, #6880A2
Tetradic#80A268, #689DA2, #8A68A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E7E6
Lighter +30%#DCC9C7
Lighter +20%#C9AAA7
Lighter +10%#B58C88
Darker −10%#855652
Darker −20%#65423F
Darker −30%#462D2B
Darker −40%#261918
More saturated +25%#C15449
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R162
G109
B104
Red162 (63.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue5.17°
Saturation (HSL)23.77%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 6D · B 68

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