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Recognised as Colour

#A96079

  • #A96079
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A96079 is a red with RGB values 169, 96, 121 and HSL 339°, 30%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A96079#A96079
HEX#A96079
RGBrgb(169, 96, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3765, 0.4745
RGB percentages66.3%, 37.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(339.5, 29.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 43.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.2%, 28.4%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,100,281
CSS custom property--colour: #A96079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#569F86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7B77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B45C69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3Indian red · ΔE 26.3Light coral · ΔE 28.2Plum · ΔE 31.6Light pink · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60A990
Analogous#A9609D, #A96C60
Triadic#79A960, #6079A9
Split complementary#60A96C, #609DA9
Tetradic#9DA960, #60A990, #6B60A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E4E9
Lighter +30%#DFC3CD
Lighter +20%#CDA2B1
Lighter +10%#BB8195
Darker −10%#8B4B61
Darker −20%#6A394A
Darker −30%#492733
Darker −40%#28151C
More saturated +25%#C8416F
Less saturated −25%#8A7F83

Channel breakdown

R169
G96
B121
Red169 (66.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue339.45°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 60 · B 79

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