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Recognised as Colour

#A88E95

  • #A88E95
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A88E95 is a red with RGB values 168, 142, 149 and HSL 344°, 13%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A88E95#A88E95
HEX#A88E95
RGBrgb(168, 142, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5569, 0.5843
RGB percentages65.9%, 55.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(343.8, 13%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 15.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 11.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,046,549
CSS custom property--colour: #A88E95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#57716A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919295no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#979694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AD8D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.3Dark grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Silver · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EA8A1
Analogous#A88EA2, #A8948E
Triadic#95A88E, #8E95A8
Split complementary#8EA894, #8EA2A8
Tetradic#A2A88E, #8EA8A1, #948EA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE4E6
Lighter +20%#D4C8CB
Lighter +10%#BEABB0
Darker −10%#92717A
Darker −20%#765A62
Darker −30%#59444A
Darker −40%#3C2E32
More saturated +25%#C17589
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R168
G142
B149
Red168 (65.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue343.85°
Saturation (HSL)13%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8E · B 95

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