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Recognised as Colour

#A85A48

  • #A85A48
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A85A48 is a red with RGB values 168, 90, 72 and HSL 11°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A85A48#A85A48
HEX#A85A48
RGBrgb(168, 90, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3529, 0.2824
RGB percentages65.9%, 35.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(11.3, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 57.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,033,160
CSS custom property--colour: #A85A48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#57A5B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D6646no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#807647no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B74D56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.6Indian red · ΔE 16.2Saddle brown · ΔE 19.4Brown · ΔE 22.6Dark salmon · ΔE 23Light coral · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4896A8
Analogous#A84866, #A88A48
Triadic#48A85A, #5A48A8
Split complementary#48A88A, #4866A8
Tetradic#66A848, #4896A8, #8A48A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD6D1
Lighter +30%#DCB6AD
Lighter +20%#CD9689
Lighter +10%#BD7666
Darker −10%#844739
Darker −20%#613429
Darker −30%#3D211A
Darker −40%#190D0B
More saturated +25%#C6472A
Less saturated −25%#8A6D66

Channel breakdown

R168
G90
B72
Red168 (65.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5A · B 48

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