Recognised as Colour

#C598A2

#C598A2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C598A2 is a red with RGB values 197, 152, 162 and HSL 347°, 28%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C598A2

RGBrgb(197, 152, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5961, 0.6353

RGB percentages77.3%, 59.6%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(346.7, 28%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 22.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 22.8%, 17.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,949,666

CSS custom property--colour: #C598A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#3A675D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9E9FA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A7A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CD959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.6 Light pink · ΔE 17.3 Thistle · ΔE 17.4 Pink · ΔE 17.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.5 Silver · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#98C5BB

Analogous#C598B8, #C5A598

Triadic#A2C598, #98A2C5

Split complementary#98C5A5, #98B8C5

Tetradic#B9C598, #98C5BB, #A598C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFA

Lighter +20%#EAD9DD

Lighter +10%#D7B9BF

Darker −10%#B37785

Darker −20%#9E5968

Darker −30%#7D4753

Darker −40%#5D343D

More saturated +25%#D98497

Less saturated −25%#B1ACAD

Channel breakdown

R197

G152

B162

Red197 (77.3%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)27.95%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 98 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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