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Recognised as Colour

#C09FA8

  • #C09FA8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C09FA8 is a red with RGB values 192, 159, 168 and HSL 344°, 21%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C09FA8#C09FA8
HEX#C09FA8
RGBrgb(192, 159, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6235, 0.6588
RGB percentages75.3%, 62.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(343.6, 20.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 17.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 12.5%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,623,784
CSS custom property--colour: #C09FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3F6057

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A3A4A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA9A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C69DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9FC0B7
Analogous#C09FB9, #C0A79F
Triadic#A8C09F, #9FA8C0
Split complementary#9FC0A7, #9FB9C0
Tetradic#B9C09F, #9FC0B7, #A79FC0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFC
Lighter +20%#E8DDE0
Lighter +10%#D4BEC4
Darker −10%#AC808C
Darker −20%#966371
Darker −30%#784E5A
Darker −40%#593A43
More saturated +25%#D48B9F
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R192
G159
B168
Red192 (75.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)20.75%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 9F · B A8

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