Recognised as Colour

#A38E8D

#A38E8D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A38E8D is a red with RGB values 163, 142, 141 and HSL 3°, 11%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A38E8D

RGBrgb(163, 142, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5569, 0.5529

RGB percentages63.9%, 55.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(2.7, 10.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.7, 13.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 12.9%, 13.5%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,718,861

CSS custom property--colour: #A38E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#5C7172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92918Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#96948Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A88C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.2 Gray · ΔE 11.1 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 18.4 Silver · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DA2A3

Analogous#A38D97, #A3998D

Triadic#8DA38E, #8E8DA3

Split complementary#8DA399, #8D97A3

Tetradic#97A38D, #8DA2A3, #998DA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E7E2E2

Lighter +20%#D1C6C5

Lighter +10%#BAAAA9

Darker −10%#8C7271

Darker −20%#705B5A

Darker −30%#544443

Darker −40%#372D2D

More saturated +25%#BD7773

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R163

G142

B141

Red163 (63.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue2.73°

Saturation (HSL)10.68%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 8E · B 8D

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Colour values

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