Recognised as Colour
#A87A79
- #A87A79
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A87A79 is a red with RGB values 168, 122, 121 and HSL 1°, 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
#A87A79#A87A79
HEX#A87A79
RGBrgb(168, 122, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4784, 0.4745
RGB percentages65.9%, 47.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(1.3, 21.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 28%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 28%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,041,401
CSS custom property--colour: #A87A79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#578586
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79A7A8
Analogous#A8798F, #A89279
Triadic#79A87A, #7A79A8
Split complementary#79A892, #798FA8
Tetradic#8FA879, #79A7A8, #9279A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G122
B121
Red168 (65.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue1.28°
Saturation (HSL)21.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 7A · B 79
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