Recognised as Colour
#A28A89
- #A28A89
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A28A89 is a red with RGB values 162, 138, 137 and HSL 2°, 12%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A28A89#A28A89
HEX#A28A89
RGBrgb(162, 138, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5412, 0.5373
RGB percentages63.5%, 54.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(2.4, 11.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.4, 15.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 15.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,652,297
CSS custom property--colour: #A28A89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5D7576
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89A1A2
Analogous#A28994, #A29689
Triadic#89A28A, #8A89A2
Split complementary#89A296, #8994A2
Tetradic#94A289, #89A1A2, #9689A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G138
B137
Red162 (63.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue2.4°
Saturation (HSL)11.85%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8A · B 89
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