Recognised as Colour

#A87175

#A87175
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A87175 is a red with RGB values 168, 113, 117 and HSL 356°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A87175#A87175

HEX#A87175

RGBrgb(168, 113, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4431, 0.4588

RGB percentages65.9%, 44.3%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(355.6, 24%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 32.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 32.7%, 30.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,039,093

CSS custom property--colour: #A87175;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#578E8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7975no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#888474no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B26C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Dim grey · ΔE 25 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1 Indian red · ΔE 27.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71A8A4

Analogous#A87191, #A88971

Triadic#75A871, #7175A8

Split complementary#71A889, #7191A8

Tetradic#91A871, #71A8A4, #8971A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EFF0

Lighter +30%#E2D0D1

Lighter +20%#CFB0B2

Lighter +10%#BB9194

Darker −10%#8F575B

Darker −20%#6F4447

Darker −30%#4F3133

Darker −40%#301D1F

More saturated +25%#C5545D

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R168

G113

B117

Red168 (65.9%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue355.64°

Saturation (HSL)24.02%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 71 · B 75

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