Colour

#A87787

#A87787
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A87787 is a red with RGB values 168, 119, 135 and HSL 340°, 22%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A87787

RGBrgb(168, 119, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4667, 0.5294

RGB percentages65.9%, 46.7%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(340.4, 22%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 29.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 29.2%, 19.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,040,647

CSS custom property--colour: #A87787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#578878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7F88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#888886no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B0757Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5 Dark grey · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77A898

Analogous#A8779F, #A88077

Triadic#87A877, #7787A8

Split complementary#77A880, #779FA8

Tetradic#A0A877, #77A898, #8077A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3F5

Lighter +30%#E4D4D9

Lighter +20%#D0B5BE

Lighter +10%#BC96A2

Darker −10%#905C6D

Darker −20%#714855

Darker −30%#52343E

Darker −40%#332026

More saturated +25%#C45B7D

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R168

G119

B135

Red168 (65.9%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue340.41°

Saturation (HSL)21.97%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 77 · B 87

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