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Recognised as Colour

#A88490

  • #A88490
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A88490 is a red with RGB values 168, 132, 144 and HSL 340°, 17%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A88490#A88490
HEX#A88490
RGBrgb(168, 132, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5176, 0.5647
RGB percentages65.9%, 51.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(340, 17.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 21.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 14.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,043,984
CSS custom property--colour: #A88490;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#577B6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#90908Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.2Gray · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84A89C
Analogous#A884A2, #A88A84
Triadic#90A884, #8490A8
Split complementary#84A88A, #84A2A8
Tetradic#A2A884, #84A89C, #8A84A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFC
Lighter +30%#E7DEE1
Lighter +20%#D2C0C6
Lighter +10%#BDA2AB
Darker −10%#926775
Darker −20%#74525D
Darker −30%#563D45
Darker −40%#38282D
More saturated +25%#C26A87
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R168
G132
B144
Red168 (65.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)17.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 84 · B 90

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