Recognised as Colour
#A27970
- #A27970
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A27970 is a red with RGB values 162, 121, 112 and HSL 11°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A27970#A27970
HEX#A27970
RGBrgb(162, 121, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4745, 0.4392
RGB percentages63.5%, 47.5%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(10.8, 21.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 30.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 25.3%, 30.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,647,920
CSS custom property--colour: #A27970;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#5D868F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7099A2
Analogous#A27080, #A29270
Triadic#70A279, #7970A2
Split complementary#70A292, #7080A2
Tetradic#80A270, #7099A2, #9270A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G121
B112
Red162 (63.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue10.8°
Saturation (HSL)21.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 79 · B 70
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