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Recognised as Colour

#A8486C

  • #A8486C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A8486C is a red with RGB values 168, 72, 108 and HSL 338°, 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

#A8486C#A8486C
HEX#A8486C
RGBrgb(168, 72, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2824, 0.4235
RGB percentages65.9%, 28.2%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(337.5, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 57.1%, 35.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,028,588
CSS custom property--colour: #A8486C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#57B793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585D6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#716F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B54056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5Indian red · ΔE 25Light coral · ΔE 30.1Medium violet red · ΔE 31.2Hot pink · ΔE 31.3Brown · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48A884
Analogous#A8489C, #A85448
Triadic#6CA848, #486CA8
Split complementary#48A854, #489CA8
Tetradic#9CA848, #48A884, #5448A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD1DB
Lighter +30%#DCADBF
Lighter +20%#CD89A3
Lighter +10%#BD6687
Darker −10%#843955
Darker −20%#61293E
Darker −30%#3D1A27
Darker −40%#190B10
More saturated +25%#C62A64
Less saturated −25%#8A6673

Channel breakdown

R168
G72
B108
Red168 (65.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 48 · B 6C

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