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Recognised as Colour

#C3A6B4

  • #C3A6B4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C3A6B4 is a red with RGB values 195, 166, 180 and HSL 331°, 19%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C3A6B4#C3A6B4
HEX#C3A6B4
RGBrgb(195, 166, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.651, 0.7059
RGB percentages76.5%, 65.1%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(331, 19.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331, 14.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 7.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,822,196
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A6B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3C594B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ABB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAFB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7A6ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.9Rosy brown · ΔE 13Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 14.9Pink · ΔE 18.1Light grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6C3B5
Analogous#C3A6C2, #C3A6A6
Triadic#B4C3A6, #A6B4C3
Split complementary#A6C3A6, #A6C2C3
Tetradic#C3C3A6, #A6C3B5, #A6A6C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE3E7
Lighter +10%#D8C4CE
Darker −10%#AE889A
Darker −20%#9A6981
Darker −30%#7C5467
Darker −40%#5E3F4E
More saturated +25%#D693B3
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R195
G166
B180
Red195 (76.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue331.03°
Saturation (HSL)19.46%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G A6 · B B4

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