Colour
#C59F9B
- #C59F9B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C59F9B is a red with RGB values 197, 159, 155 and HSL 6°, 27%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C59F9B#C59F9B
HEX#C59F9B
RGBrgb(197, 159, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6235, 0.6078
RGB percentages77.3%, 62.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(5.7, 26.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 21.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 19.3%, 21.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,951,451
CSS custom property--colour: #C59F9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3A6064
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BC1C5
Analogous#C59BAC, #C5B49B
Triadic#9BC59F, #9F9BC5
Split complementary#9BC5B4, #9BACC5
Tetradic#ACC59B, #9BC1C5, #B49BC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G159
B155
Red197 (77.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue5.71°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 9F · B 9B
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