Recognised as Colour
#A27F89
- #A27F89
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A27F89 is a red with RGB values 162, 127, 137 and HSL 343°, 16%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A27F89#A27F89
HEX#A27F89
RGBrgb(162, 127, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.498, 0.5373
RGB percentages63.5%, 49.8%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(342.9, 15.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 21.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.6%, 15.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,649,481
CSS custom property--colour: #A27F89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5D8076
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FA298
Analogous#A27F9B, #A2877F
Triadic#89A27F, #7F89A2
Split complementary#7FA287, #7F9AA2
Tetradic#9AA27F, #7FA298, #877FA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G127
B137
Red162 (63.5%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)15.84%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7F · B 89
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