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Recognised as Colour

#A78790

  • #A78790
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A78790 is a red with RGB values 167, 135, 144 and HSL 343°, 15%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A78790#A78790
HEX#A78790
RGBrgb(167, 135, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5294, 0.5647
RGB percentages65.5%, 52.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(343.1, 15.4%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 19.2%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 13.8%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,216
CSS custom property--colour: #A78790;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#58786F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92918Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AD858Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.6Gray · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20Dim grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87A79E
Analogous#A787A0, #A78E87
Triadic#90A787, #8790A7
Split complementary#87A78E, #87A0A7
Tetradic#A0A787, #87A79E, #8E87A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFD
Lighter +30%#E8DFE2
Lighter +20%#D2C2C6
Lighter +10%#BDA4AB
Darker −10%#916A75
Darker −20%#73555D
Darker −30%#563F45
Darker −40%#39292E
More saturated +25%#C16D85
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R167
G135
B144
Red167 (65.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue343.13°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 87 · B 90

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