Recognised as Colour
#A68381
- #A68381
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A68381 is a red with RGB values 166, 131, 129 and HSL 3°, 17%, 58%. 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
#A68381#A68381
HEX#A68381
RGBrgb(166, 131, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5137, 0.5059
RGB percentages65.1%, 51.4%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(3.2, 17.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 22.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 22.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,912,641
CSS custom property--colour: #A68381;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#597C7E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81A4A6
Analogous#A68192, #A69581
Triadic#81A683, #8381A6
Split complementary#81A696, #8192A6
Tetradic#92A681, #81A4A6, #9581A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G131
B129
Red166 (65.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue3.24°
Saturation (HSL)17.21%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 83 · B 81
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