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Recognised as Colour

#A27B8A

  • #A27B8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A27B8A is a red with RGB values 162, 123, 138 and HSL 337°, 17%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A27B8A#A27B8A
HEX#A27B8A
RGBrgb(162, 123, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4824, 0.5412
RGB percentages63.5%, 48.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(336.9, 17.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 24.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 14.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,648,458
CSS custom property--colour: #A27B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5D8475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F828Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#888889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A87A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 17.9Dim grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Dark grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BA293
Analogous#A27B9E, #A2807B
Triadic#8AA27B, #7B8AA2
Split complementary#7BA280, #7B9EA2
Tetradic#9EA27B, #7BA293, #807BA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F3F4
Lighter +30%#E1D5DA
Lighter +20%#CCB7BF
Lighter +10%#B799A5
Darker −10%#896170
Darker −20%#6B4C58
Darker −30%#4D373F
Darker −40%#302127
More saturated +25%#BE5F84
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R162
G123
B138
Red162 (63.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue336.92°
Saturation (HSL)17.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7B · B 8A

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