Colour

#A8878C

#A8878C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A8878C is a red with RGB values 168, 135, 140 and HSL 351°, 16%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A8878C

RGBrgb(168, 135, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5294, 0.549

RGB percentages65.9%, 52.9%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(350.9, 15.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 19.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 19.6%, 16.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,044,748

CSS custom property--colour: #A8878C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#577873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#93918Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF8589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.1 Gray · ΔE 14.8 Dark grey · ΔE 16.7 Dim grey · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Slate grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87A8A3

Analogous#A8879D, #A89387

Triadic#8CA887, #878CA8

Split complementary#87A893, #879DA8

Tetradic#9DA887, #87A8A3, #9387A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFD

Lighter +30%#E8E0E1

Lighter +20%#D3C2C5

Lighter +10%#BDA5A8

Darker −10%#926A70

Darker −20%#755459

Darker −30%#573F43

Darker −40%#392A2C

More saturated +25%#C26D7A

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R168

G135

B140

Red168 (65.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue350.91°

Saturation (HSL)15.94%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 87 · B 8C

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