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Recognised as Colour

#C38A99

  • #C38A99
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C38A99 is a red with RGB values 195, 138, 153 and HSL 344°, 32%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C38A99#C38A99
HEX#C38A99
RGBrgb(195, 138, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5412, 0.6
RGB percentages76.5%, 54.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(344.2, 32.2%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 29.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.2%, 21.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,815,001
CSS custom property--colour: #C38A99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#3C7566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9D98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CD878Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.1Light pink · ΔE 18.6Pink · ΔE 20.3Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8Thistle · ΔE 22.2Dark grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC3B4
Analogous#C38AB5, #C3978A
Triadic#99C38A, #8A99C3
Split complementary#8AC397, #8AB5C3
Tetradic#B5C38A, #8AC3B4, #988AC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EFF1
Lighter +20%#E6CDD4
Lighter +10%#D4ACB6
Darker −10%#B2687C
Darker −20%#994E62
Darker −30%#773D4C
Darker −40%#552C37
More saturated +25%#D9748F
Less saturated −25%#ADA0A3

Channel breakdown

R195
G138
B153
Red195 (76.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue344.21°
Saturation (HSL)32.2%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 8A · B 99

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