Recognised as Colour
#C49DAD
- #C49DAD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C49DAD is a red with RGB values 196, 157, 173 and HSL 335°, 25%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C49DAD#C49DAD
HEX#C49DAD
RGBrgb(196, 157, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6157, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.9%, 61.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(335.4, 24.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.4, 19.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 11.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,885,421
CSS custom property--colour: #C49DAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3B6252
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DC4B4
Analogous#C49DC1, #C4A19D
Triadic#ADC49D, #9DADC4
Split complementary#9DC4A1, #9DC1C4
Tetradic#C1C49D, #9DC4B4, #A19DC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G157
B173
Red196 (76.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue335.38°
Saturation (HSL)24.84%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 9D · B AD
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