Recognised as Colour
#A84D47
- #A84D47
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#A84D47 is a red with RGB values 168, 77, 71 and HSL 4°, 41%, 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 Indian red.
Colour values
#A84D47#A84D47
HEX#A84D47
RGBrgb(168, 77, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.302, 0.2784
RGB percentages65.9%, 30.2%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(3.7, 40.6%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 57.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 54.2%, 57.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,029,831
CSS custom property--colour: #A84D47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#57B2B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47A2A8
Analogous#A84771, #A87E47
Triadic#47A84D, #4D47A8
Split complementary#47A87E, #4771A8
Tetradic#71A847, #47A2A8, #7E47A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G77
B71
Red168 (65.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue3.71°
Saturation (HSL)40.59%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 4D · B 47
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