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Colour

#A98C95

  • #A98C95
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A98C95 is a red with RGB values 169, 140, 149 and HSL 341°, 14%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A98C95#A98C95
HEX#A98C95
RGBrgb(169, 140, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.549, 0.5843
RGB percentages66.3%, 54.9%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(341.4, 14.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 17.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 11.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,111,573
CSS custom property--colour: #A98C95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#56736A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9195no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#969594no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.9Gray · ΔE 14.6Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Silver · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CA9A0
Analogous#A98CA4, #A9928C
Triadic#95A98C, #8C95A9
Split complementary#8CA992, #8CA4A9
Tetradic#A4A98C, #8CA9A0, #928CA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE4E6
Lighter +20%#D5C6CB
Lighter +10%#BFA9B0
Darker −10%#936F7A
Darker −20%#765962
Darker −30%#59434A
Darker −40%#3C2D32
More saturated +25%#C2738B
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R169
G140
B149
Red169 (66.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue341.38°
Saturation (HSL)14.43%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8C · B 95

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