Recognised as Colour
#A8797A
- #A8797A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A8797A is a red with RGB values 168, 121, 122 and HSL 359°, 21%, 57%. 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
#A8797A#A8797A
HEX#A8797A
RGBrgb(168, 121, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4745, 0.4784
RGB percentages65.9%, 47.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(358.7, 21.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.7, 28%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 27.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,041,146
CSS custom property--colour: #A8797A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#578685
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79A8A7
Analogous#A87992, #A88F79
Triadic#7AA879, #797AA8
Split complementary#79A88F, #7992A8
Tetradic#92A879, #79A8A7, #8F79A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G121
B122
Red168 (65.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue358.72°
Saturation (HSL)21.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 79 · B 7A
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