Colour
#A4857E
- #A4857E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A4857E is a red with RGB values 164, 133, 126 and HSL 11°, 17%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A4857E#A4857E
HEX#A4857E
RGBrgb(164, 133, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5216, 0.4941
RGB percentages64.3%, 52.2%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(11.1, 17.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 23.2%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 23.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,782,078
CSS custom property--colour: #A4857E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5B7A81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E9DA4
Analogous#A47E8A, #A4987E
Triadic#7EA485, #857EA4
Split complementary#7EA498, #7E8AA4
Tetradic#8AA47E, #7E9DA4, #987EA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G133
B126
Red164 (64.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue11.05°
Saturation (HSL)17.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 85 · B 7E
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