Colour
#A79897
- #A79897
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A79897 is a red with RGB values 167, 152, 151 and HSL 4°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A79897#A79897
HEX#A79897
RGBrgb(167, 152, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5961, 0.5922
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(3.7, 8.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 9.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 9.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,575
CSS custom property--colour: #A79897;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#586768
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97A6A7
Analogous#A7979E, #A7A097
Triadic#97A798, #9897A7
Split complementary#97A7A0, #979EA7
Tetradic#9EA797, #97A6A7, #A097A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G152
B151
Red167 (65.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue3.75°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 98 · B 97
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