Recognised as Colour

#A8838B

#A8838B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A8838B is a red with RGB values 168, 131, 139 and HSL 347°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A8838B#A8838B

HEX#A8838B

RGBrgb(168, 131, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5137, 0.5451

RGB percentages65.9%, 51.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(347, 17.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347, 22%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 22%, 17.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,043,723

CSS custom property--colour: #A8838B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#577C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88898Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#908F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AF8186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.7 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Dim grey · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83A8A0

Analogous#A8839D, #A88D83

Triadic#8BA883, #838BA8

Split complementary#83A88D, #839DA8

Tetradic#9DA883, #83A8A0, #8E83A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFB

Lighter +30%#E7DDDF

Lighter +20%#D2BFC3

Lighter +10%#BDA1A7

Darker −10%#926670

Darker −20%#745159

Darker −30%#563C42

Darker −40%#38272B

More saturated +25%#C2697C

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R168

G131

B139

Red168 (65.9%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue347.03°

Saturation (HSL)17.54%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 83 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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