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Recognised as Colour

#A46C70

  • #A46C70
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A46C70 is a red with RGB values 164, 108, 112 and HSL 356°, 24%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A46C70#A46C70
HEX#A46C70
RGBrgb(164, 108, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4235, 0.4392
RGB percentages64.3%, 42.4%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(355.7, 23.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 34.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.1%, 31.7%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,775,664
CSS custom property--colour: #A46C70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#5B938F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#837F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AE676Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 25Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2Indian red · ΔE 26.7Light coral · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CA4A0
Analogous#A46C8C, #A4846C
Triadic#70A46C, #6C70A4
Split complementary#6CA484, #6C8CA4
Tetradic#8CA46C, #6CA4A0, #846CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EAEB
Lighter +30%#DFCBCC
Lighter +20%#CBABAD
Lighter +10%#B88B8F
Darker −10%#895558
Darker −20%#694144
Darker −30%#4A2E2F
Darker −40%#2A1A1B
More saturated +25%#C24E56
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R164
G108
B112
Red164 (64.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue355.71°
Saturation (HSL)23.53%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 6C · B 70

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