Colour

#A3858E

#A3858E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A3858E is a red with RGB values 163, 133, 142 and HSL 342°, 14%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A3858E

RGBrgb(163, 133, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5216, 0.5569

RGB percentages63.9%, 52.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(342, 14%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 18.4%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 18.4%, 12.9%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,716,558

CSS custom property--colour: #A3858E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#5C7A71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888A8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A88488no 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 text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.6 Gray · ΔE 13.9 Dark grey · ΔE 16.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85A39A

Analogous#A3859D, #A38B85

Triadic#8EA385, #858EA3

Split complementary#85A38B, #859DA3

Tetradic#9DA385, #85A39A, #8B85A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF9FA

Lighter +30%#E5DCDF

Lighter +20%#CFBFC4

Lighter +10%#B9A2A9

Darker −10%#8C6974

Darker −20%#6F535C

Darker −30%#523D43

Darker −40%#34282B

More saturated +25%#BE6A83

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R163

G133

B142

Red163 (63.9%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue342°

Saturation (HSL)14.02%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 85 · B 8E

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