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Recognised as Colour

#C2ADAB

  • #C2ADAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#C2ADAB is a red with RGB values 194, 173, 171 and HSL 5°, 16%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#C2ADAB#C2ADAB
HEX#C2ADAB
RGBrgb(194, 173, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6784, 0.6706
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(5.2, 15.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 11.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 11.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,758,443
CSS custom property--colour: #C2ADAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3D5254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1AFABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B3ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C7ABADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.8Silver · ΔE 9.7Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5Light grey · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 16.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABC0C2
Analogous#C2ABB4, #C2B8AB
Triadic#ABC2AD, #ADABC2
Split complementary#ABC2B8, #ABB4C2
Tetradic#B4C2AB, #ABC0C2, #B8ABC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE7E6
Lighter +10%#D7CAC9
Darker −10%#AD908D
Darker −20%#977370
Darker −30%#7B5C59
Darker −40%#5D4644
More saturated +25%#D49E99
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R194
G173
B171
Red194 (76.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue5.22°
Saturation (HSL)15.86%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G AD · B AB

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