Recognised as Colour
#C2A49D
- #C2A49D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C2A49D is a red with RGB values 194, 164, 157 and HSL 11°, 23%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C2A49D#C2A49D
HEX#C2A49D
RGBrgb(194, 164, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6431, 0.6157
RGB percentages76.1%, 64.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(11.4, 23.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.4, 19.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 19.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,756,125
CSS custom property--colour: #C2A49D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3D5B62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DBBC2
Analogous#C29DA9, #C2B79D
Triadic#9DC2A4, #A49DC2
Split complementary#9DC2B6, #9DA9C2
Tetradic#A9C29D, #9DBBC2, #B79DC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G164
B157
Red194 (76.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue11.35°
Saturation (HSL)23.27%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G A4 · B 9D
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