Colour
#C4A4AD
- #C4A4AD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C4A4AD is a red with RGB values 196, 164, 173 and HSL 343°, 21%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C4A4AD#C4A4AD
HEX#C4A4AD
RGBrgb(196, 164, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6431, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.9%, 64.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(343.1, 21.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 16.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.3%, 11.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,887,213
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A4AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3B5B52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4C4BB
Analogous#C4A4BD, #C4ABA4
Triadic#ADC4A4, #A4ADC4
Split complementary#A4C4AB, #A4BDC4
Tetradic#BDC4A4, #A4C4BB, #ABA4C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G164
B173
Red196 (76.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue343.13°
Saturation (HSL)21.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A4 · B AD
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