Recognised as Colour

#A28B89

#A28B89
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A28B89 is a red with RGB values 162, 139, 137 and HSL 5°, 12%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A28B89

RGBrgb(162, 139, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5451, 0.5373

RGB percentages63.5%, 54.5%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(4.8, 11.8%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 15.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.2%, 15.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,652,553

CSS custom property--colour: #A28B89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#5D7476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8E89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#949289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A8898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.8 Gray · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 13.3 Dim grey · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89A0A2

Analogous#A28993, #A29789

Triadic#89A28B, #8B89A2

Split complementary#89A297, #8993A2

Tetradic#93A289, #89A0A2, #9789A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFB

Lighter +30%#E5DFDF

Lighter +20%#CFC3C2

Lighter +10%#B8A7A6

Darker −10%#8B706D

Darker −20%#6E5957

Darker −30%#524240

Darker −40%#352B2A

More saturated +25%#BC756F

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R162

G139

B137

Red162 (63.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue4.8°

Saturation (HSL)11.85%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 8B · B 89

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