Colour
#A68D8B
- #A68D8B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A68D8B is a red with RGB values 166, 141, 139 and HSL 4°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A68D8B#A68D8B
HEX#A68D8B
RGBrgb(166, 141, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5529, 0.5451
RGB percentages65.1%, 55.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(4.4, 13.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 16.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 16.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,915,211
CSS custom property--colour: #A68D8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#597274
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BA4A6
Analogous#A68B96, #A69B8B
Triadic#8BA68D, #8D8BA6
Split complementary#8BA69B, #8B96A6
Tetradic#97A68B, #8BA4A6, #9B8BA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G141
B139
Red166 (65.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue4.44°
Saturation (HSL)13.17%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 8D · B 8B
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