Recognised as Colour

#A46E63

#A46E63
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A46E63 is a red with RGB values 164, 110, 99 and HSL 10°, 26%, 52%. 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

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HEX#A46E63

RGBrgb(164, 110, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4314, 0.3882

RGB percentages64.3%, 43.1%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(10.2, 26.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 39.6%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 32.9%, 39.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,776,163

CSS custom property--colour: #A46E63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#5B919C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7562no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#878062no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B0676Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.6 Sienna · ΔE 24.1 Gray · ΔE 25 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6399A4

Analogous#A46379, #A48F63

Triadic#63A46E, #6E63A4

Split complementary#63A48F, #6378A4

Tetradic#78A463, #6399A4, #8F63A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE6E4

Lighter +30%#DCC8C4

Lighter +20%#CAAAA3

Lighter +10%#B78C83

Darker −10%#86584E

Darker −20%#66423B

Darker −30%#452D29

Darker −40%#251816

More saturated +25%#C35A44

Less saturated −25%#858282

Channel breakdown

R164

G110

B99

Red164 (64.3%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue10.15°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 6E · B 63

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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