Recognised as Colour

#A85457

#A85457
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A85457 is a red with RGB values 168, 84, 87 and HSL 358°, 33%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#A85457

RGBrgb(168, 84, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3294, 0.3412

RGB percentages65.9%, 32.9%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(357.9, 33.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 50%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 48.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,031,639

CSS custom property--colour: #A85457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#57ABA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666357no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B64956no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.7 Sienna · ΔE 22.1 Light coral · ΔE 22.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54A8A5

Analogous#A85481, #A87B54

Triadic#57A854, #5457A8

Split complementary#54A87B, #5481A8

Tetradic#81A854, #54A8A5, #7B54A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDDBDC

Lighter +30%#DCB9BA

Lighter +20%#CB9799

Lighter +10%#BA7577

Darker −10%#864345

Darker −20%#643234

Darker −30%#422122

Darker −40%#201011

More saturated +25%#C8353A

Less saturated −25%#897474

Channel breakdown

R168

G84

B87

Red168 (65.9%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue357.86°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 54 · B 57

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