Recognised as Colour

#A97289

#A97289
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A97289 is a red with RGB values 169, 114, 137 and HSL 335°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A97289#A97289

HEX#A97289

RGBrgb(169, 114, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4471, 0.5373

RGB percentages66.3%, 44.7%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(334.9, 24.2%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 32.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 32.5%, 18.9%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,104,905

CSS custom property--colour: #A97289;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#568D76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#787C8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#858588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B1707Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 25.4 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Plum · ΔE 27.4 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72A992

Analogous#A972A4, #A97772

Triadic#89A972, #7289A9

Split complementary#72A977, #72A4A9

Tetradic#A4A972, #72A992, #7772A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F1F3

Lighter +30%#E3D1D9

Lighter +20%#D0B1BE

Lighter +10%#BC92A4

Darker −10%#90586F

Darker −20%#704557

Darker −30%#51313E

Darker −40%#311E26

More saturated +25%#C55684

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R169

G114

B137

Red169 (66.3%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue334.91°

Saturation (HSL)24.23%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 72 · B 89

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Colour values

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