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Recognised as Colour

#A85A6F

  • #A85A6F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A85A6F is a red with RGB values 168, 90, 111 and HSL 344°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A85A6F#A85A6F
HEX#A85A6F
RGBrgb(168, 90, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3529, 0.4353
RGB percentages65.9%, 35.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(343.8, 31%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 46.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 33.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,033,199
CSS custom property--colour: #A85A6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#57A590

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#676970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A776Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B45462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17Indian red · ΔE 23Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7Light coral · ΔE 26.4Brown · ΔE 33.7Light pink · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AA893
Analogous#A85A96, #A86C5A
Triadic#6FA85A, #5A6FA8
Split complementary#5AA86C, #5A96A8
Tetradic#96A85A, #5AA893, #6C5AA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE0E4
Lighter +30%#DDBEC6
Lighter +20%#CB9DA9
Lighter +10%#BA7B8C
Darker −10%#884759
Darker −20%#663643
Darker −30%#45242D
Darker −40%#231317
More saturated +25%#C83A60
Less saturated −25%#897A7E

Channel breakdown

R168
G90
B111
Red168 (65.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue343.85°
Saturation (HSL)30.95%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5A · B 6F

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