Recognised as Colour

#A56E62

#A56E62
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A56E62 is a red with RGB values 165, 110, 98 and HSL 11°, 27%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A56E62#A56E62

HEX#A56E62

RGBrgb(165, 110, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4314, 0.3843

RGB percentages64.7%, 43.1%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(10.7, 27.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 40.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 40.6%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,841,698

CSS custom property--colour: #A56E62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#5A919D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7561no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#888061no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B1666Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 23 Sienna · ΔE 23.4 Indian red · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 25.7 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6299A5

Analogous#A56277, #A59062

Triadic#62A56E, #6E62A5

Split complementary#62A590, #6277A5

Tetradic#78A562, #6299A5, #9062A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE6E4

Lighter +30%#DDC8C3

Lighter +20%#CAAAA3

Lighter +10%#B88C82

Darker −10%#87584D

Darker −20%#66423B

Darker −30%#462D28

Darker −40%#261815

More saturated +25%#C45A43

Less saturated −25%#868281

Channel breakdown

R165

G110

B98

Red165 (64.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue10.75°

Saturation (HSL)27.13%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 6E · B 62

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