Recognised as Colour

#A68A8B

#A68A8B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A68A8B is a red with RGB values 166, 138, 139 and HSL 358°, 14%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A68A8B#A68A8B

HEX#A68A8B

RGBrgb(166, 138, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5412, 0.5451

RGB percentages65.1%, 54.1%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(357.9, 13.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 16.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 16.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,914,443

CSS custom property--colour: #A68A8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#597574

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8E8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95938Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AC888Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.9 Gray · ΔE 13 Dark grey · ΔE 14.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AA6A5

Analogous#A68A99, #A6978A

Triadic#8BA68A, #8A8BA6

Split complementary#8AA697, #8A99A6

Tetradic#99A68A, #8AA6A5, #978AA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E8E1E1

Lighter +20%#D2C4C4

Lighter +10%#BCA7A8

Darker −10%#906D6F

Darker −20%#735758

Darker −30%#564142

Darker −40%#392B2C

More saturated +25%#C07073

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R166

G138

B139

Red166 (65.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue357.86°

Saturation (HSL)13.59%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 8A · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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