Recognised as Colour
#A2817F
- #A2817F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A2817F is a red with RGB values 162, 129, 127 and HSL 3°, 16%, 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
#A2817F#A2817F
HEX#A2817F
RGBrgb(162, 129, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5059, 0.498
RGB percentages63.5%, 50.6%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(3.4, 15.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 21.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.4%, 21.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,649,983
CSS custom property--colour: #A2817F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24914WCAG 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 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5D7E80
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FA0A2
Analogous#A27F8E, #A2937F
Triadic#7FA281, #817FA2
Split complementary#7FA293, #7F8FA2
Tetradic#8FA27F, #7FA0A2, #937FA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G129
B127
Red162 (63.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue3.43°
Saturation (HSL)15.84%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 81 · B 7F
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