Colour

#A85856

#A85856
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#A85856 is a red with RGB values 168, 88, 86 and HSL 1°, 32%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#A85856

RGBrgb(168, 88, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3451, 0.3373

RGB percentages65.9%, 34.5%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(1.5, 32.3%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.5, 48.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 47.6%, 48.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,032,662

CSS custom property--colour: #A85856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#57A7A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6555no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B64D58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.2 Sienna · ΔE 20.1 Light coral · ΔE 22.1 Brown · ΔE 24.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56A6A8

Analogous#A8567D, #A88156

Triadic#56A858, #5856A8

Split complementary#56A881, #567DA8

Tetradic#7DA856, #56A6A8, #8156A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDDDDD

Lighter +30%#DCBCBB

Lighter +20%#CB9A99

Lighter +10%#BA7977

Darker −10%#864645

Darker −20%#653533

Darker −30%#432322

Darker −40%#211111

More saturated +25%#C83A36

Less saturated −25%#887676

Channel breakdown

R168

G88

B86

Red168 (65.9%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue1.46°

Saturation (HSL)32.28%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 58 · B 56

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