Recognised as Colour
#A88289
- #A88289
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A88289 is a red with RGB values 168, 130, 137 and HSL 349°, 18%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A88289#A88289
HEX#A88289
RGBrgb(168, 130, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5098, 0.5373
RGB percentages65.9%, 51%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(348.9, 17.9%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 22.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 22.6%, 18.5%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,043,465
CSS custom property--colour: #A88289;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#577D76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#82A8A1
Analogous#A8829C, #A88E82
Triadic#89A882, #8289A8
Split complementary#82A88E, #829CA8
Tetradic#9CA882, #82A8A1, #8E82A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G130
B137
Red168 (65.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue348.95°
Saturation (HSL)17.92%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 82 · B 89
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