Recognised as Colour
#A68389
- #A68389
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A68389 is a red with RGB values 166, 131, 137 and HSL 350°, 16%, 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
#A68389#A68389
HEX#A68389
RGBrgb(166, 131, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5137, 0.5373
RGB percentages65.1%, 51.4%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(349.7, 16.4%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 21.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 17.5%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,912,649
CSS custom property--colour: #A68389;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#597C76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83A6A0
Analogous#A6839A, #A68F83
Triadic#89A683, #8389A6
Split complementary#83A68F, #839AA6
Tetradic#9BA683, #83A6A0, #8F83A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G131
B137
Red166 (65.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue349.71°
Saturation (HSL)16.43%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 83 · B 89
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