Recognised as Colour

#C397A6

#C397A6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C397A6 is a red with RGB values 195, 151, 166 and HSL 340°, 27%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C397A6

RGBrgb(195, 151, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5922, 0.651

RGB percentages76.5%, 59.2%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(339.5, 26.8%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 22.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 22.6%, 14.9%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,818,342

CSS custom property--colour: #C397A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#3C6859

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9EA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6A6A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.9 Thistle · ΔE 16.3 Light pink · ΔE 18.1 Pink · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 19 Silver · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C3B4

Analogous#C397BC, #C39E97

Triadic#A6C397, #97A6C3

Split complementary#97C39E, #97BCC3

Tetradic#BCC397, #97C3B4, #9E97C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8F9

Lighter +20%#E8D8DD

Lighter +10%#D6B7C2

Darker −10%#B0778A

Darker −20%#9B5970

Darker −30%#7A4758

Darker −40%#5A3441

More saturated +25%#D8839F

Less saturated −25%#AFACAD

Channel breakdown

R195

G151

B166

Red195 (76.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue339.55°

Saturation (HSL)26.83%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 97 · B A6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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