Recognised as Colour

#A8485D

#A8485D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A8485D is a red with RGB values 168, 72, 93 and HSL 347°, 40%, 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 Indian red.

Colour values

#A8485D#A8485D

HEX#A8485D

RGBrgb(168, 72, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2824, 0.3647

RGB percentages65.9%, 28.2%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(346.9, 40%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 57.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 57.1%, 44.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,028,573

CSS custom property--colour: #A8485D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.7 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#5E5E5E

Inverted#57B7A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5C5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#746F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B63C50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 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

Indian red · ΔE 17.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.6 Brown · ΔE 25.2 Light coral · ΔE 25.4 Sienna · ΔE 30.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48A893

Analogous#A8488D, #A86348

Triadic#5DA848, #485DA8

Split complementary#48A863, #488DA8

Tetradic#8DA848, #48A893, #6348A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBD1D7

Lighter +30%#DCADB7

Lighter +20%#CD8998

Lighter +10%#BD6679

Darker −10%#843949

Darker −20%#612935

Darker −30%#3D1A22

Darker −40%#190B0E

More saturated +25%#C62A4C

Less saturated −25%#8A666E

Channel breakdown

R168

G72

B93

Red168 (65.9%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue346.88°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 48 · B 5D

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Colour values

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