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Recognised as Colour

#A27A71

  • #A27A71
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A27A71 is a red with RGB values 162, 122, 113 and HSL 11°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A27A71#A27A71
HEX#A27A71
RGBrgb(162, 122, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4784, 0.4431
RGB percentages63.5%, 47.8%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(11, 20.9%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11, 30.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 30.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,648,177
CSS custom property--colour: #A27A71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#5D858E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#837F70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7199A2
Analogous#A27181, #A29371
Triadic#71A27A, #7A71A2
Split complementary#71A293, #7181A2
Tetradic#81A271, #7199A2, #9371A2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F3EDEC
Lighter +30%#DFD1CD
Lighter +20%#CAB4AF
Lighter +10%#B69790
Darker −10%#876159
Darker −20%#694B44
Darker −30%#4A3530
Darker −40%#2B1F1C
More saturated +25%#BF6754
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R162
G122
B113
Red162 (63.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue11.02°
Saturation (HSL)20.85%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7A · B 71

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