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Recognised as Colour

#A29096

  • #A29096
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A29096 is a red with RGB values 162, 144, 150 and HSL 340°, 9%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A29096#A29096
HEX#A29096
RGBrgb(162, 144, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5647, 0.5882
RGB percentages63.5%, 56.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(340, 8.8%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 11.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 7.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,846
CSS custom property--colour: #A29096;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5D6F69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#969696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A58F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11Gray · ΔE 11.1Rosy brown · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90A29C
Analogous#A2909F, #A29390
Triadic#96A290, #9096A2
Split complementary#90A293, #909FA2
Tetradic#9FA290, #90A29C, #9390A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E3E5
Lighter +20%#D1C8CB
Lighter +10%#B9ACB0
Darker −10%#8B747C
Darker −20%#6F5D63
Darker −30%#53464A
Darker −40%#382F32
More saturated +25%#BC778D
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R162
G144
B150
Red162 (63.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)8.82%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 90 · B 96

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