Recognised as Colour
#A77984
- #A77984
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A77984 is a red with RGB values 167, 121, 132 and HSL 346°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A77984#A77984
HEX#A77984
RGBrgb(167, 121, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4745, 0.5176
RGB percentages65.5%, 47.5%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(345.7, 20.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 27.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 21%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,975,620
CSS custom property--colour: #A77984;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#58867B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79A79C
Analogous#A7799B, #A78579
Triadic#84A779, #7984A7
Split complementary#79A785, #799BA7
Tetradic#9BA779, #79A79C, #8579A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G121
B132
Red167 (65.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue345.65°
Saturation (HSL)20.72%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 79 · B 84
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