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Recognised as Colour

#A97F84

  • #A97F84
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A97F84 is a red with RGB values 169, 127, 132 and HSL 353°, 20%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A97F84#A97F84
HEX#A97F84
RGBrgb(169, 127, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.498, 0.5176
RGB percentages66.3%, 49.8%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(352.9, 19.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 24.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 21.9%, 33.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,108,228
CSS custom property--colour: #A97F84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#56807B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#868584no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8D83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B17C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7FA9A4
Analogous#A97F99, #A98F7F
Triadic#84A97F, #7F84A9
Split complementary#7FA98F, #7F99A9
Tetradic#99A97F, #7FA9A4, #8F7FA9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FBF9F9
Lighter +30%#E6DBDC
Lighter +20%#D2BCBF
Lighter +10%#BD9EA1
Darker −10%#936268
Darker −20%#744E52
Darker −30%#56393D
Darker −40%#372527
More saturated +25%#C46470
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R169
G127
B132
Red169 (66.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue352.86°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7F · B 84

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