Recognised as Colour

#A46973

#A46973
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A46973 is a red with RGB values 164, 105, 115 and HSL 350°, 24%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A46973

RGBrgb(164, 105, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4118, 0.451

RGB percentages64.3%, 41.2%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(349.8, 24.5%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 36%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 29.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,774,899

CSS custom property--colour: #A46973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#5B968C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737373no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#817E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AE646Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23 Gray · ΔE 25.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.8 Light coral · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69A49A

Analogous#A46991, #A47D69

Triadic#73A469, #6973A4

Split complementary#69A47D, #6991A4

Tetradic#91A469, #69A49A, #7D69A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E8EA

Lighter +30%#DEC8CC

Lighter +20%#CBA8AE

Lighter +10%#B78991

Darker −10%#88525B

Darker −20%#683F46

Darker −30%#482C31

Darker −40%#28191B

More saturated +25%#C24B5F

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R164

G105

B115

Red164 (64.3%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue349.83°

Saturation (HSL)24.48%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 69 · B 73

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