Recognised as Colour

#A8466A

#A8466A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A8466A is a red with RGB values 168, 70, 106 and HSL 338°, 41%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A8466A#A8466A

HEX#A8466A

RGBrgb(168, 70, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2745, 0.4157

RGB percentages65.9%, 27.5%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(338, 41.2%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338, 58.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 58.3%, 36.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,028,074

CSS custom property--colour: #A8466A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#57B995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575C6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#716F68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B53E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.8 Indian red · ΔE 24.5 Light coral · ΔE 30 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.8 Hot pink · ΔE 31.3 Brown · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#46A884

Analogous#A8469B, #A85346

Triadic#6AA846, #466AA8

Split complementary#46A853, #469BA8

Tetradic#9BA846, #46A884, #5346A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBCFD9

Lighter +30%#DCABBD

Lighter +20%#CD87A1

Lighter +10%#BE6384

Darker −10%#843753

Darker −20%#60283D

Darker −30%#3C1926

Darker −40%#180A0F

More saturated +25%#C62862

Less saturated −25%#8A6472

Channel breakdown

R168

G70

B106

Red168 (65.9%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue337.96°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 46 · B 6A

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