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Recognised as Colour

#C4A0AA

  • #C4A0AA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C4A0AA is a red with RGB values 196, 160, 170 and HSL 343°, 23%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C4A0AA#C4A0AA
HEX#C4A0AA
RGBrgb(196, 160, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6275, 0.6667
RGB percentages76.9%, 62.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(343.3, 23.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 18.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.4%, 13.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,886,186
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A0AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3B5F55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A6AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACACA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB9EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.1Thistle · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 17.1Pink · ΔE 17.4Light pink · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0C4BA
Analogous#C4A0BC, #C4A8A0
Triadic#AAC4A0, #A0AAC4
Split complementary#A0C4A8, #A0BCC4
Tetradic#BCC4A0, #A0C4BA, #A8A0C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#EBDFE2
Lighter +10%#D8BFC6
Darker −10%#B0818E
Darker −20%#9D6172
Darker −30%#7D4E5B
Darker −40%#5E3A44
More saturated +25%#D78DA1
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R196
G160
B170
Red196 (76.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue343.33°
Saturation (HSL)23.38%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A0 · B AA

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