Colour

#A98078

#A98078
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A98078 is a red with RGB values 169, 128, 120 and HSL 10°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A98078#A98078

HEX#A98078

RGBrgb(169, 128, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.502, 0.4706

RGB percentages66.3%, 50.2%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(9.8, 22.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 29%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 29%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,108,472

CSS custom property--colour: #A98078;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#567F87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898577no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#928D78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B37B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 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 text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.8 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 22.1 Tan · ΔE 24.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78A1A9

Analogous#A97889, #A99978

Triadic#78A980, #8078A9

Split complementary#78A999, #7888A9

Tetradic#89A978, #78A1A9, #9978A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F5F5

Lighter +30%#E5D8D5

Lighter +20%#D1BBB6

Lighter +10%#BD9D97

Darker −10%#91655D

Darker −20%#725049

Darker −30%#533A35

Darker −40%#342421

More saturated +25%#C56D5C

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R169

G128

B120

Red169 (66.3%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue9.8°

Saturation (HSL)22.17%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 80 · B 78

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Colour values

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