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Colour

#A8798A

  • #A8798A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A8798A is a red with RGB values 168, 121, 138 and HSL 338°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A8798A#A8798A
HEX#A8798A
RGBrgb(168, 121, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4745, 0.5412
RGB percentages65.9%, 47.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(338.3, 21.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 28%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 17.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,041,162
CSS custom property--colour: #A8798A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#578675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E818Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#898989no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B0777Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 21.2Dim grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dark grey · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25
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#79A897
Analogous#A879A1, #A88079
Triadic#8AA879, #798AA8
Split complementary#79A880, #79A2A8
Tetradic#A2A879, #79A897, #8079A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F5F6
Lighter +30%#E4D6DB
Lighter +20%#D0B7C0
Lighter +10%#BC98A5
Darker −10%#905E70
Darker −20%#714A58
Darker −30%#523640
Darker −40%#342128
More saturated +25%#C45D82
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R168
G121
B138
Red168 (65.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue338.3°
Saturation (HSL)21.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 79 · B 8A

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