Recognised as Colour
#A37E72
- #A37E72
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A37E72 is a red with RGB values 163, 126, 114 and HSL 15°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A37E72#A37E72
HEX#A37E72
RGBrgb(163, 126, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4941, 0.4471
RGB percentages63.9%, 49.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(14.7, 21%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.7, 30.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 30.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,714,738
CSS custom property--colour: #A37E72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5C818D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7297A3
Analogous#A3727E, #A39672
Triadic#72A37E, #7E72A3
Split complementary#72A397, #727EA3
Tetradic#7EA372, #7297A3, #9772A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G126
B114
Red163 (63.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue14.69°
Saturation (HSL)21.03%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7E · B 72
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