Colour

#A68B88

#A68B88
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A68B88 is a red with RGB values 166, 139, 136 and HSL 6°, 14%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A68B88#A68B88

HEX#A68B88

RGBrgb(166, 139, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5451, 0.5333

RGB percentages65.1%, 54.5%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(6, 14.4%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6, 18.1%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 16.3%, 18.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,914,696

CSS custom property--colour: #A68B88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#597477

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908E88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#969388no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AC888Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.2 Gray · ΔE 12.9 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Silver · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88A3A6

Analogous#A68894, #A69A88

Triadic#88A68B, #8B88A6

Split complementary#88A69A, #8894A6

Tetradic#94A688, #88A3A6, #9A88A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFD

Lighter +30%#E7E0E0

Lighter +20%#D2C4C2

Lighter +10%#BCA7A5

Darker −10%#906F6B

Darker −20%#725856

Darker −30%#554240

Darker −40%#382B2A

More saturated +25%#C0766E

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R166

G139

B136

Red166 (65.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue6°

Saturation (HSL)14.42%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 8B · B 88

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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