Colour

#A5697A

#A5697A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A5697A is a red with RGB values 165, 105, 122 and HSL 343°, 25%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A5697A

RGBrgb(165, 105, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4118, 0.4784

RGB percentages64.7%, 41.2%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(343, 25%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 36.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 36.4%, 26.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,840,442

CSS custom property--colour: #A5697A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#5A9685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71747Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#807E79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF656Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3 Gray · ΔE 26.5 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Indian red · ΔE 28.4 Light coral · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69A594

Analogous#A56998, #A57669

Triadic#7AA569, #697AA5

Split complementary#69A576, #6998A5

Tetradic#98A569, #69A594, #7669A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E8EB

Lighter +30%#DEC9CF

Lighter +20%#CBA9B3

Lighter +10%#B88996

Darker −10%#895262

Darker −20%#693F4B

Darker −30%#492C34

Darker −40%#29191D

More saturated +25%#C34B6D

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R165

G105

B122

Red165 (64.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue343°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 69 · B 7A

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Colour values

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