Recognised as Colour
#A27A74
- #A27A74
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A27A74 is a red with RGB values 162, 122, 116 and HSL 8°, 20%, 55%. 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
#A27A74#A27A74
HEX#A27A74
RGBrgb(162, 122, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4784, 0.4549
RGB percentages63.5%, 47.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(7.8, 19.8%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 28.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 28.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,648,180
CSS custom property--colour: #A27A74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#5D858B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#749CA2
Analogous#A27485, #A29174
Triadic#74A27A, #7A74A2
Split complementary#74A291, #7485A2
Tetradic#85A274, #749CA2, #9174A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G122
B116
Red162 (63.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue7.83°
Saturation (HSL)19.83%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7A · B 74
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