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Recognised as Colour

#A8969F

  • #A8969F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A8969F is a red with RGB values 168, 150, 159 and HSL 330°, 9%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A8969F#A8969F
HEX#A8969F
RGBrgb(168, 150, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5882, 0.6235
RGB percentages65.9%, 58.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(330, 9.4%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 10.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 5.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,607
CSS custom property--colour: #A8969F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#576960

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97999Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9C9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AB9699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.1Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5Gray · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A89F
Analogous#A896A8, #A89696
Triadic#9FA896, #969FA8
Split complementary#96A896, #96A8A8
Tetradic#A8A896, #96A89F, #9696A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEAEB
Lighter +20%#D6CED2
Lighter +10%#BFB2B8
Darker −10%#917A86
Darker −20%#76626C
Darker −30%#5A4B52
Darker −40%#3E3439
More saturated +25%#C07E9F
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R168
G150
B159
Red168 (65.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)9.37%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 96 · B 9F

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