Recognised as Colour
#A89596
- #A89596
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A89596 is a red with RGB values 168, 149, 150 and HSL 357°, 10%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A89596#A89596
HEX#A89596
RGBrgb(168, 149, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5843, 0.5882
RGB percentages65.9%, 58.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(356.8, 9.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 11.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 10.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,342
CSS custom property--colour: #A89596;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#576A69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95A8A7
Analogous#A895A0, #A89E95
Triadic#96A895, #9596A8
Split complementary#95A89E, #95A0A8
Tetradic#A0A895, #95A8A7, #9E95A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G149
B150
Red168 (65.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue356.84°
Saturation (HSL)9.84%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 95 · B 96
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