Colour

#A5726E

#A5726E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A5726E is a red with RGB values 165, 114, 110 and HSL 4°, 23%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A5726E

RGBrgb(165, 114, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4471, 0.4314

RGB percentages64.7%, 44.7%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(4.4, 23.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 33.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 30.9%, 33.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,842,734

CSS custom property--colour: #A5726E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#5A8D91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C796Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#88836Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B06C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Dim grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 25.6 Dark grey · ΔE 27.4 Indian red · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EA1A5

Analogous#A56E86, #A58E6E

Triadic#6EA572, #726EA5

Split complementary#6EA58E, #6E86A5

Tetradic#86A56E, #6EA1A5, #8E6EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3ECEC

Lighter +30%#E0CECC

Lighter +20%#CCAFAD

Lighter +10%#B9918D

Darker −10%#8A5A56

Darker −20%#6B4542

Darker −30%#4B312F

Darker −40%#2C1C1B

More saturated +25%#C25951

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R165

G114

B110

Red165 (64.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue4.36°

Saturation (HSL)23.4%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G 72 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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