Recognised as Colour

#A96A87

#A96A87
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A96A87 is a red with RGB values 169, 106, 135 and HSL 332°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A96A87#A96A87

HEX#A96A87

RGBrgb(169, 106, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4157, 0.5294

RGB percentages66.3%, 41.6%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(332.4, 26.8%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.4, 37.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 37.3%, 20.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,102,855

CSS custom property--colour: #A96A87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#569578

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707688no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#808185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B26874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5 Plum · ΔE 27 Gray · ΔE 29.8 Light pink · ΔE 30.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6AA98C

Analogous#A96AA6, #A96D6A

Triadic#87A96A, #6A87A9

Split complementary#6AA96D, #6AA6A9

Tetradic#A6A96A, #6AA98C, #6D6AA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4EBEF

Lighter +30%#E1CBD5

Lighter +20%#CEABBB

Lighter +10%#BC8AA1

Darker −10%#8E526E

Darker −20%#6E3F55

Darker −30%#4D2D3C

Darker −40%#2D1A23

More saturated +25%#C64D85

Less saturated −25%#8C8789

Channel breakdown

R169

G106

B135

Red169 (66.3%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue332.38°

Saturation (HSL)26.81%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 6A · B 87

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