Colour

#A48586

#A48586
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A48586 is a red with RGB values 164, 133, 134 and HSL 358°, 15%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A48586

RGBrgb(164, 133, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5216, 0.5255

RGB percentages64.3%, 52.2%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(358.1, 14.6%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 18.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 18.9%, 18.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,782,086

CSS custom property--colour: #A48586;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#5B7A79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8986no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#918F86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#AB8285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.7 Gray · ΔE 13.5 Dark grey · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 18.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85A4A3

Analogous#A48596, #A49485

Triadic#86A485, #8586A4

Split complementary#85A494, #8596A4

Tetradic#96A485, #85A4A3, #9385A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAFA

Lighter +30%#E5DDDD

Lighter +20%#D0BFC0

Lighter +10%#BAA2A3

Darker −10%#8D696A

Darker −20%#705354

Darker −30%#523E3E

Darker −40%#352828

More saturated +25%#BF6A6D

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R164

G133

B134

Red164 (64.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue358.06°

Saturation (HSL)14.55%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 85 · B 86

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Colour values

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