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Recognised as Colour

#A8486A

  • #A8486A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A8486A is a red with RGB values 168, 72, 106 and HSL 339°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A8486A#A8486A
HEX#A8486A
RGBrgb(168, 72, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2824, 0.4157
RGB percentages65.9%, 28.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(338.8, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 57.1%, 36.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,028,586
CSS custom property--colour: #A8486A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#57B795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585D6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#726F68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B54055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5Indian red · ΔE 24Light coral · ΔE 29.3Medium violet red · ΔE 31.9Hot pink · ΔE 31.9Brown · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48A886
Analogous#A8489A, #A85648
Triadic#6AA848, #486AA8
Split complementary#48A856, #489AA8
Tetradic#9AA848, #48A886, #5648A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD1DA
Lighter +30%#DCADBE
Lighter +20%#CD89A1
Lighter +10%#BD6685
Darker −10%#843953
Darker −20%#61293D
Darker −30%#3D1A26
Darker −40%#190B10
More saturated +25%#C62A61
Less saturated −25%#8A6673

Channel breakdown

R168
G72
B106
Red168 (65.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue338.75°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 48 · B 6A

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