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Recognised as Colour

#A55855

  • #A55855
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#A55855 is a red with RGB values 165, 88, 85 and HSL 2°, 32%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#A55855#A55855
HEX#A55855
RGBrgb(165, 88, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3451, 0.3333
RGB percentages64.7%, 34.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(2.3, 32%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 48.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.7%, 48.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,836,053
CSS custom property--colour: #A55855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#5AA7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696554no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7454no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B34D58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.5Sienna · ΔE 19.9Light coral · ΔE 23.1Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1Brown · ΔE 25.2Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55A2A5
Analogous#A5557A, #A58055
Triadic#55A558, #5855A5
Split complementary#55A580, #557AA5
Tetradic#7AA555, #55A2A5, #8055A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDBDA
Lighter +30%#DBBAB8
Lighter +20%#C99997
Lighter +10%#B87875
Darker −10%#834644
Darker −20%#623432
Darker −30%#402221
Darker −40%#1E1010
More saturated +25%#C43B36
Less saturated −25%#867574

Channel breakdown

R165
G88
B85
Red165 (64.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue2.25°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 58 · B 55

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