Colour
#C4A6A2
- #C4A6A2
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C4A6A2 is a red with RGB values 196, 166, 162 and HSL 7°, 22%, 70%. 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
#C4A6A2#C4A6A2
HEX#C4A6A2
RGBrgb(196, 166, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.651, 0.6353
RGB percentages76.9%, 65.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(7.1, 22.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 17.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 17.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,887,714
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A6A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#3B595D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2C0C4
Analogous#C4A2AF, #C4B7A2
Triadic#A2C4A6, #A6A2C4
Split complementary#A2C4B7, #A2AFC4
Tetradic#AFC4A2, #A2C0C4, #B7A2C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G166
B162
Red196 (76.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue7.06°
Saturation (HSL)22.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A6 · B A2
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