Recognised as Colour
#A7848E
- #A7848E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A7848E is a red with RGB values 167, 132, 142 and HSL 343°, 17%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A7848E#A7848E
HEX#A7848E
RGBrgb(167, 132, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5176, 0.5569
RGB percentages65.5%, 51.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(342.9, 16.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 21%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 21%, 15%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,978,446
CSS custom property--colour: #A7848E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#587B71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84A79D
Analogous#A784A0, #A78C84
Triadic#8EA784, #848EA7
Split complementary#84A78C, #849FA7
Tetradic#9FA784, #84A79D, #8C84A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G132
B142
Red167 (65.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)16.59%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 84 · B 8E
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