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Recognised as Colour

#C4ACAA

  • #C4ACAA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#C4ACAA is a red with RGB values 196, 172, 170 and HSL 5°, 18%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#C4ACAA#C4ACAA
HEX#C4ACAA
RGBrgb(196, 172, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6745, 0.6667
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(4.6, 18.1%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 13.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 13.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,258
CSS custom property--colour: #C4ACAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3B5355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AFAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B3AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CAAAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.8Silver · ΔE 10.8Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5Light grey · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 16.3Gainsboro · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAC2C4
Analogous#C4AAB5, #C4B9AA
Triadic#AAC4AC, #ACAAC4
Split complementary#AAC4B9, #AAB5C4
Tetradic#B5C4AA, #AAC2C4, #B9AAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE7E6
Lighter +10%#D9C9C8
Darker −10%#AF8F8C
Darker −20%#9A716E
Darker −30%#7E5A57
Darker −40%#604542
More saturated +25%#D69D98
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R196
G172
B170
Red196 (76.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue4.62°
Saturation (HSL)18.06%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AC · B AA

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