Recognised as Colour

#A6727E

#A6727E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A6727E is a red with RGB values 166, 114, 126 and HSL 346°, 23%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A6727E

RGBrgb(166, 114, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4471, 0.4941

RGB percentages65.1%, 44.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(346.2, 22.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 31.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 31.3%, 24.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,908,286

CSS custom property--colour: #A6727E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#598D81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797B7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#86847Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#AF6F76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 24.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3 Dark grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72A69A

Analogous#A67298, #A68072

Triadic#7EA672, #727EA6

Split complementary#72A680, #7298A6

Tetradic#98A672, #72A69A, #8072A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EFF0

Lighter +30%#E1D0D4

Lighter +20%#CDB1B7

Lighter +10%#BA919B

Darker −10%#8C5965

Darker −20%#6D454E

Darker −30%#4E3138

Darker −40%#2F1D21

More saturated +25%#C3556F

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R166

G114

B126

Red166 (65.1%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue346.15°

Saturation (HSL)22.61%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 72 · B 7E

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Colour values

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