Recognised as Colour

#A27070

#A27070
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A27070 is a red with RGB values 162, 112, 112 and HSL 0°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A27070#A27070

HEX#A27070

RGBrgb(162, 112, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4392, 0.4392

RGB percentages63.5%, 43.9%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(0, 21.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 30.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 30.9%, 30.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,645,616

CSS custom property--colour: #A27070;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#5D8F8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#85816Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AC6B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark grey · ΔE 27.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70A2A2

Analogous#A27089, #A28970

Triadic#70A270, #7070A2

Split complementary#70A289, #7089A2

Tetradic#89A270, #70A2A2, #8970A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2ECEC

Lighter +30%#DECDCD

Lighter +20%#CAAEAE

Lighter +10%#B68F8F

Darker −10%#875858

Darker −20%#684444

Darker −30%#493030

Darker −40%#2A1C1C

More saturated +25%#C05252

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R162

G112

B112

Red162 (63.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)21.19%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 70 · B 70

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