Colour
#A6837C
- #A6837C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A6837C is a red with RGB values 166, 131, 124 and HSL 10°, 19%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A6837C#A6837C
HEX#A6837C
RGBrgb(166, 131, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5137, 0.4863
RGB percentages65.1%, 51.4%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(10, 19.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 25.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 25.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,912,636
CSS custom property--colour: #A6837C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#597C83
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C9FA6
Analogous#A67C8A, #A6987C
Triadic#7CA683, #837CA6
Split complementary#7CA698, #7C8AA6
Tetradic#8AA67C, #7C9FA6, #987CA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G131
B124
Red166 (65.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)19.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 83 · B 7C
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