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Recognised as Colour

#A96F83

  • #A96F83
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A96F83 is a red with RGB values 169, 111, 131 and HSL 339°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A96F83#A96F83
HEX#A96F83
RGBrgb(169, 111, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4353, 0.5137
RGB percentages66.3%, 43.5%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(339.3, 25.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 34.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.3%, 22.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,104,131
CSS custom property--colour: #A96F83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#56907C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#767A84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#848382no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B26C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6FA995
Analogous#A96FA0, #A9786F
Triadic#83A96F, #6F83A9
Split complementary#6FA978, #6FA0A9
Tetradic#A0A96F, #6FA995, #786FA9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F5EFF1
Lighter +30%#E2CFD5
Lighter +20%#CFAFBA
Lighter +10%#BC8F9E
Darker −10%#8F566A
Darker −20%#6F4352
Darker −30%#502F3B
Darker −40%#301C23
More saturated +25%#C6527A
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R169
G111
B131
Red169 (66.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue339.31°
Saturation (HSL)25.22%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 6F · B 83

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