Recognised as Colour
#C39E97
- #C39E97
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C39E97 is a red with RGB values 195, 158, 151 and HSL 10°, 27%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C39E97#C39E97
HEX#C39E97
RGBrgb(195, 158, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6196, 0.5922
RGB percentages76.5%, 62%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(9.5, 26.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 22.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 22.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,820,119
CSS custom property--colour: #C39E97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#3C6168
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BCC3
Analogous#C397A6, #C3B497
Triadic#97C39E, #9E97C3
Split complementary#97C3B4, #97A6C3
Tetradic#A6C397, #97BCC3, #B497C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G158
B151
Red195 (76.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue9.55°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 9E · B 97
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