Recognised as Colour
#C4A5B4
- #C4A5B4
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4A5B4 is a red with RGB values 196, 165, 180 and HSL 331°, 21%, 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
#C4A5B4#C4A5B4
HEX#C4A5B4
RGBrgb(196, 165, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6471, 0.7059
RGB percentages76.9%, 64.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(331, 20.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331, 15.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 8.2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,887,476
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A5B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3B5A4B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5C4B5
Analogous#C4A5C3, #C4A5A5
Triadic#B4C4A5, #A5B4C4
Split complementary#A5C4A5, #A5C3C4
Tetradic#C4C4A5, #A5C4B5, #A6A5C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G165
B180
Red196 (76.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue330.97°
Saturation (HSL)20.81%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A5 · B B4
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