Colour

#A8596C

#A8596C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A8596C is a red with RGB values 168, 89, 108 and HSL 346°, 31%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A8596C

RGBrgb(168, 89, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.349, 0.4235

RGB percentages65.9%, 34.9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(345.6, 31.2%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.6, 47%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 47%, 35.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,032,940

CSS custom property--colour: #A8596C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#57A693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66686Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A776Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#B45260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.3 Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.8 Light coral · ΔE 25.7 Brown · ΔE 32.4 Sienna · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59A895

Analogous#A85994, #A86D59

Triadic#6CA859, #596CA8

Split complementary#59A86D, #5994A8

Tetradic#94A859, #59A895, #6D59A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDFE3

Lighter +30%#DDBDC5

Lighter +20%#CB9CA7

Lighter +10%#BA7A8A

Darker −10%#874756

Darker −20%#663541

Darker −30%#44242C

Darker −40%#231216

More saturated +25%#C8395C

Less saturated −25%#88797C

Channel breakdown

R168

G89

B108

Red168 (65.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue345.57°

Saturation (HSL)31.23%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 59 · B 6C

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