Recognised as Colour
#A57972
- #A57972
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A57972 is a red with RGB values 165, 121, 114 and HSL 8°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A57972#A57972
HEX#A57972
RGBrgb(165, 121, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4745, 0.4471
RGB percentages64.7%, 47.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(8.2, 22.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 30.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.7%, 30.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,844,530
CSS custom property--colour: #A57972;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#5A868D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#729EA5
Analogous#A57285, #A59372
Triadic#72A579, #7972A5
Split complementary#72A593, #7285A5
Tetradic#85A572, #729EA5, #9372A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G121
B114
Red165 (64.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue8.24°
Saturation (HSL)22.08%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 79 · B 72
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