Recognised as Colour

#A27170

#A27170
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A27170 is a red with RGB values 162, 113, 112 and HSL 1°, 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

#A27170#A27170

HEX#A27170

RGBrgb(162, 113, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4431, 0.4392

RGB percentages63.5%, 44.3%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(1.2, 21.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 30.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 30.2%, 30.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,645,872

CSS custom property--colour: #A27170;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#5D8E8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7870no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#86816Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AC6C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Gray · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 26.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.4 Slate grey · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70A1A2

Analogous#A27088, #A28A70

Triadic#70A271, #7170A2

Split complementary#70A28A, #7088A2

Tetradic#88A270, #70A1A2, #8A70A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2ECEC

Lighter +30%#DECDCD

Lighter +20%#CAAEAE

Lighter +10%#B6908F

Darker −10%#875958

Darker −20%#684544

Darker −30%#493030

Darker −40%#2A1C1C

More saturated +25%#C05552

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R162

G113

B112

Red162 (63.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue1.2°

Saturation (HSL)21.19%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 71 · B 70

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