Recognised as Colour

#A56868

#A56868
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A56868 is a red with RGB values 165, 104, 104 and HSL 0°, 25%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A56868#A56868

HEX#A56868

RGBrgb(165, 104, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4078, 0.4078

RGB percentages64.7%, 40.8%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(0, 25.3%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 37%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 37%, 37%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,840,168

CSS custom property--colour: #A56868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#5A9797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747168no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#837D67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B16168no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3 Light coral · ΔE 25.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.3 Sienna · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68A5A5

Analogous#A56887, #A58768

Triadic#68A568, #6868A5

Split complementary#68A587, #6887A5

Tetradic#87A568, #68A5A5, #8768A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E8E8

Lighter +30%#DEC8C8

Lighter +20%#CBA8A8

Lighter +10%#B88888

Darker −10%#895151

Darker −20%#693E3E

Darker −30%#492B2B

Darker −40%#291818

More saturated +25%#C34A4A

Less saturated −25%#878686

Channel breakdown

R165

G104

B104

Red165 (64.7%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)25.31%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 68 · B 68

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