Recognised as Colour

#A2808E

#A2808E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A2808E is a red with RGB values 162, 128, 142 and HSL 335°, 15%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A2808E

RGBrgb(162, 128, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.502, 0.5569

RGB percentages63.5%, 50.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(335.3, 15.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.3, 21%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 21%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,649,742

CSS custom property--colour: #A2808E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#5D7F71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83868Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8B8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A77F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.3 Gray · ΔE 16 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#80A294

Analogous#A2809F, #A28380

Triadic#8EA280, #808EA2

Split complementary#80A283, #809FA2

Tetradic#9FA280, #80A294, #8380A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F6F7

Lighter +30%#E3D8DD

Lighter +20%#CDBBC2

Lighter +10%#B89DA8

Darker −10%#8A6574

Darker −20%#6D4F5B

Darker −30%#4F3A43

Darker −40%#32242A

More saturated +25%#BE6489

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R162

G128

B142

Red162 (63.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue335.29°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 80 · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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