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Recognised as Colour

#A77569

  • #A77569
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A77569 is a red with RGB values 167, 117, 105 and HSL 12°, 26%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A77569#A77569
HEX#A77569
RGBrgb(167, 117, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4588, 0.4118
RGB percentages65.5%, 45.9%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(11.6, 26.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 37.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.9%, 37.1%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,974,569
CSS custom property--colour: #A77569;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#588A96

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#807B68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B26E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#699BA7
Analogous#A7697C, #A79469
Triadic#69A775, #7569A7
Split complementary#69A794, #697CA7
Tetradic#7CA769, #699BA7, #9469A7

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F2EBEA
Lighter +30%#E0CEC9
Lighter +20%#CDB0A9
Lighter +10%#BA9389
Darker −10%#8B5D52
Darker −20%#6B473F
Darker −30%#4B322C
Darker −40%#2B1D19
More saturated +25%#C5634B
Less saturated −25%#898787

Channel breakdown

R167
G117
B105
Red167 (65.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue11.61°
Saturation (HSL)26.05%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 75 · B 69

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