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Recognised as Colour

#A4858D

  • #A4858D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A4858D is a red with RGB values 164, 133, 141 and HSL 345°, 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

#A4858D#A4858D
HEX#A4858D
RGBrgb(164, 133, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5216, 0.5529
RGB percentages64.3%, 52.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(344.5, 14.6%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 18.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 14%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,782,093
CSS custom property--colour: #A4858D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#5B7A72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898A8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#908F8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AA8388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9Gray · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85A49C
Analogous#A4859D, #A48D85
Triadic#8DA485, #858DA4
Split complementary#85A48D, #859DA4
Tetradic#9DA485, #85A49C, #8C85A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFA
Lighter +30%#E5DDDF
Lighter +20%#D0BFC4
Lighter +10%#BAA2A8
Darker −10%#8D6972
Darker −20%#70535B
Darker −30%#523E43
Darker −40%#35282B
More saturated +25%#BF6A80
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R164
G133
B141
Red164 (64.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue344.52°
Saturation (HSL)14.55%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 85 · B 8D

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