Recognised as Colour

#A97B8A

#A97B8A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A97B8A is a red with RGB values 169, 123, 138 and HSL 340°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A97B8A#A97B8A

HEX#A97B8A

RGBrgb(169, 123, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4824, 0.5412

RGB percentages66.3%, 48.2%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(340.4, 21.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 27.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.2%, 18.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,107,210

CSS custom property--colour: #A97B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#568475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80838Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8B89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B17980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Gray · ΔE 20.5 Dim grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark grey · ΔE 23.9 Slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BA99A

Analogous#A97BA1, #A9837B

Triadic#8AA97B, #7B8AA9

Split complementary#7BA983, #7BA1A9

Tetradic#A1A97B, #7BA99A, #837BA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F7F7

Lighter +30%#E5D8DC

Lighter +20%#D1B9C1

Lighter +10%#BD9AA5

Darker −10%#925F70

Darker −20%#734B58

Darker −30%#543740

Darker −40%#352329

More saturated +25%#C46081

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R169

G123

B138

Red169 (66.3%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue340.43°

Saturation (HSL)21.1%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 7B · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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