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
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
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
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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