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Recognised as Colour

#A4726C

  • #A4726C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A4726C is a red with RGB values 164, 114, 108 and HSL 6°, 24%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A4726C#A4726C
HEX#A4726C
RGBrgb(164, 114, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4471, 0.4235
RGB percentages64.3%, 44.7%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(6.4, 23.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 34.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 30.5%, 34.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,777,196
CSS custom property--colour: #A4726C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#5B8D93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C796Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#88826Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AF6C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 22Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Dark salmon · ΔE 25.3Dark grey · ΔE 27.4Sienna · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C9EA4
Analogous#A46C82, #A48E6C
Triadic#6CA472, #726CA4
Split complementary#6CA48E, #6C82A4
Tetradic#82A46C, #6C9EA4, #8E6CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EBEA
Lighter +30%#DFCDCB
Lighter +20%#CBAEAB
Lighter +10%#B8908B
Darker −10%#895A55
Darker −20%#694541
Darker −30%#4A312E
Darker −40%#2A1C1A
More saturated +25%#C25B4E
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R164
G114
B108
Red164 (64.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue6.43°
Saturation (HSL)23.53%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 72 · B 6C

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