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Recognised as Colour

#A3899C

  • #A3899C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A3899C is a magenta with RGB values 163, 137, 156 and HSL 316°, 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

#A3899C#A3899C
HEX#A3899C
RGBrgb(163, 137, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5373, 0.6118
RGB percentages63.9%, 53.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(316.2, 12.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.2, 16%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 4.3%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,596
CSS custom property--colour: #A3899C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5C7663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F929Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A68A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89A390
Analogous#9D89A3, #A3898F
Triadic#9CA389, #899CA3
Split complementary#8FA389, #89A39D
Tetradic#A39D89, #89A390, #898FA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFC
Lighter +30%#E6DFE4
Lighter +20%#D0C2CC
Lighter +10%#B9A6B4
Darker −10%#8C6D84
Darker −20%#6F5769
Darker −30%#53404E
Darker −40%#362A33
More saturated +25%#BD6FA8
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R163
G137
B156
Red163 (63.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue316.15°
Saturation (HSL)12.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 89 · B 9C

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