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Recognised as Colour

#A87372

  • #A87372
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A87372 is a red with RGB values 168, 115, 114 and HSL 1°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A87372#A87372
HEX#A87372
RGBrgb(168, 115, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.451, 0.4471
RGB percentages65.9%, 45.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(1.1, 23.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 32.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.5%, 32.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,039,602
CSS custom property--colour: #A87372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#578C8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7A72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8571no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B36D73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.8Gray · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.5Dark salmon · ΔE 25.7Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1Light coral · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72A7A8
Analogous#A8728C, #A88E72
Triadic#72A873, #7372A8
Split complementary#72A88E, #728CA8
Tetradic#8CA872, #72A7A8, #8E72A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F0F0
Lighter +30%#E2D1D1
Lighter +20%#CFB2B1
Lighter +10%#BB9292
Darker −10%#8F5958
Darker −20%#6F4545
Darker −30%#503231
Darker −40%#301E1E
More saturated +25%#C45856
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R168
G115
B114
Red168 (65.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue1.11°
Saturation (HSL)23.68%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 73 · B 72

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