Recognised as Colour
#A4898C
- #A4898C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A4898C is a red with RGB values 164, 137, 140 and HSL 353°, 13%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A4898C#A4898C
HEX#A4898C
RGBrgb(164, 137, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5373, 0.549
RGB percentages64.3%, 53.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(353.3, 12.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 16.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 14.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,783,116
CSS custom property--colour: #A4898C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5B7673
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89A4A1
Analogous#A4899A, #A49389
Triadic#8CA489, #898CA4
Split complementary#89A493, #899AA4
Tetradic#9AA489, #89A4A1, #9389A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G137
B140
Red164 (64.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue353.33°
Saturation (HSL)12.92%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 89 · B 8C
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