Recognised as Colour
#A3898A
- #A3898A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A3898A is a red with RGB values 163, 137, 138 and HSL 358°, 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
#A3898A#A3898A
HEX#A3898A
RGBrgb(163, 137, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5373, 0.5412
RGB percentages63.9%, 53.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(357.7, 12.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 16%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 15.3%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,578
CSS custom property--colour: #A3898A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5C7675
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89A3A2
Analogous#A38997, #A39589
Triadic#8AA389, #898AA3
Split complementary#89A395, #8997A3
Tetradic#97A389, #89A3A2, #9589A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G137
B138
Red163 (63.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue357.69°
Saturation (HSL)12.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 89 · B 8A
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