Recognised as Colour
#A97E76
- #A97E76
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A97E76 is a red with RGB values 169, 126, 118 and HSL 9°, 23%, 56%. 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
#A97E76#A97E76
HEX#A97E76
RGBrgb(169, 126, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4941, 0.4627
RGB percentages66.3%, 49.4%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(9.4, 22.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 30.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.4%, 30.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,107,958
CSS custom property--colour: #A97E76;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#568189
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#76A1A9
Analogous#A97687, #A99876
Triadic#76A97E, #7E76A9
Split complementary#76A997, #7688A9
Tetradic#88A976, #76A1A9, #9876A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G126
B118
Red169 (66.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue9.41°
Saturation (HSL)22.87%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7E · B 76
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