Recognised as Colour

#A38994

#A38994
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A38994 is a red with RGB values 163, 137, 148 and HSL 335°, 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#A38994

RGBrgb(163, 137, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5373, 0.5804

RGB percentages63.9%, 53.7%, 58%

HSLhsl(334.6, 12.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.6, 16%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 16%, 9.2%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,717,588

CSS custom property--colour: #A38994;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#5C766B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8D94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#919193no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A7888Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11 Gray · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89A398

Analogous#A389A1, #A38B89

Triadic#94A389, #8994A3

Split complementary#89A38B, #89A1A3

Tetradic#A1A389, #89A398, #8B89A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCFC

Lighter +30%#E6DFE2

Lighter +20%#D0C2C8

Lighter +10%#B9A6AE

Darker −10%#8C6D7A

Darker −20%#6F5761

Darker −30%#534048

Darker −40%#362A2F

More saturated +25%#BD6F90

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R163

G137

B148

Red163 (63.9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue334.62°

Saturation (HSL)12.38%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 89 · B 94

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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