Colour
#A5797F
- #A5797F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A5797F is a red with RGB values 165, 121, 127 and HSL 352°, 20%, 56%. 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
#A5797F#A5797F
HEX#A5797F
RGBrgb(165, 121, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4745, 0.498
RGB percentages64.7%, 47.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(351.8, 19.6%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 26.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.7%, 23%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,844,543
CSS custom property--colour: #A5797F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5A8680
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79A59F
Analogous#A57995, #A58979
Triadic#7FA579, #797FA5
Split complementary#79A589, #7995A5
Tetradic#95A579, #79A59F, #8979A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G121
B127
Red165 (64.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue351.82°
Saturation (HSL)19.64%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 79 · B 7F
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