Colour

#C2ACA6

#C2ACA6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#C2ACA6 is a red with RGB values 194, 172, 166 and HSL 13°, 19%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#C2ACA6#C2ACA6

HEX#C2ACA6

RGBrgb(194, 172, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6745, 0.651

RGB percentages76.1%, 67.5%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(12.9, 18.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 14.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 14.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,758,182

CSS custom property--colour: #C2ACA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#3D5359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1AEA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B2A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C8A9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.6 Silver · ΔE 10.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.2 Light grey · ΔE 15.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.2 Thistle · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6BCC2

Analogous#C2A6AE, #C2BAA6

Triadic#A6C2AC, #ACA6C2

Split complementary#A6C2BA, #A6AEC2

Tetradic#AEC2A6, #A6BCC2, #BAA6C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE4E3

Lighter +10%#D7C8C4

Darker −10%#AD9088

Darker −20%#997469

Darker −30%#7B5C54

Darker −40%#5D463F

More saturated +25%#D5A193

Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R194

G172

B166

Red194 (76.1%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue12.86°

Saturation (HSL)18.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G AC · B A6

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