Recognised as Colour

#A8828D

#A8828D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A8828D is a red with RGB values 168, 130, 141 and HSL 343°, 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

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HEX#A8828D

RGBrgb(168, 130, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5098, 0.5529

RGB percentages65.9%, 51%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(342.6, 17.9%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.6, 22.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 22.6%, 16.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,043,469

CSS custom property--colour: #A8828D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#577D72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86888Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AF8086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.8 Gray · ΔE 17 Dark grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82A89D

Analogous#A882A0, #A88A82

Triadic#8DA882, #828DA8

Split complementary#82A88A, #82A0A8

Tetradic#A0A882, #82A89D, #8A82A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFB

Lighter +30%#E7DCDF

Lighter +20%#D2BEC4

Lighter +10%#BDA0A8

Darker −10%#926572

Darker −20%#74505B

Darker −30%#553C43

Darker −40%#37272B

More saturated +25%#C36782

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R168

G130

B141

Red168 (65.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue342.63°

Saturation (HSL)17.92%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 82 · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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