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Recognised as Colour

#A5817E

  • #A5817E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A5817E is a red with RGB values 165, 129, 126 and HSL 5°, 18%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A5817E#A5817E
HEX#A5817E
RGBrgb(165, 129, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5059, 0.4941
RGB percentages64.7%, 50.6%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(4.6, 17.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 23.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 23.6%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,846,590
CSS custom property--colour: #A5817E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5A7E81

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#88857Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#908C7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7EA2A5
Analogous#A57E8F, #A5947E
Triadic#7EA581, #817EA5
Split complementary#7EA594, #7E8FA5
Tetradic#8FA57E, #7EA2A5, #947EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9F6F6
Lighter +30%#E4D9D8
Lighter +20%#CFBCBA
Lighter +10%#BA9E9C
Darker −10%#8D6663
Darker −20%#6F504E
Darker −30%#513B39
Darker −40%#332524
More saturated +25%#C06A63
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R165
G129
B126
Red165 (64.7%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue4.62°
Saturation (HSL)17.81%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 81 · B 7E

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