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Recognised as Colour

#A96A78

  • #A96A78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A96A78 is a red with RGB values 169, 106, 120 and HSL 347°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A96A78#A96A78
HEX#A96A78
RGBrgb(169, 106, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4157, 0.4706
RGB percentages66.3%, 41.6%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(346.7, 26.8%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 37.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 29%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,102,840
CSS custom property--colour: #A96A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#569587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747578no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#838077no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B3656Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5Indian red · ΔE 26.3Light coral · ΔE 27Gray · ΔE 27.3Dim grey · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AA99B
Analogous#A96A97, #A97C6A
Triadic#78A96A, #6A78A9
Split complementary#6AA97C, #6A97A9
Tetradic#97A96A, #6AA99B, #7C6AA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EBED
Lighter +30%#E1CBD0
Lighter +20%#CEABB3
Lighter +10%#BC8A95
Darker −10%#8E525F
Darker −20%#6E3F4A
Darker −30%#4D2D34
Darker −40%#2D1A1E
More saturated +25%#C64D68
Less saturated −25%#8C8788

Channel breakdown

R169
G106
B120
Red169 (66.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue346.67°
Saturation (HSL)26.81%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 6A · B 78

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