Colour
#C49CAF
- #C49CAF
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C49CAF is a red with RGB values 196, 156, 175 and HSL 332°, 25%, 69%. 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
#C49CAF#C49CAF
HEX#C49CAF
RGBrgb(196, 156, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6118, 0.6863
RGB percentages76.9%, 61.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(331.5, 25.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.5, 20.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.4%, 10.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,885,167
CSS custom property--colour: #C49CAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3B6350
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CC4B1
Analogous#C49CC3, #C49D9C
Triadic#AFC49C, #9CAFC4
Split complementary#9CC49D, #9CC3C4
Tetradic#C3C49C, #9CC4B1, #9D9CC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G156
B175
Red196 (76.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue331.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.32%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 9C · B AF
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