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Recognised as Colour

#C5A3AE

  • #C5A3AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C5A3AE is a red with RGB values 197, 163, 174 and HSL 341°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C5A3AE#C5A3AE
HEX#C5A3AE
RGBrgb(197, 163, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6392, 0.6824
RGB percentages77.3%, 63.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(340.6, 22.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 17.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 11.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,952,494
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A3AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41121WCAG 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 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3A5C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A8AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAEADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CBA2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Silver · ΔE 16.1Pink · ΔE 17.1Light pink · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3C5BA
Analogous#C5A3BF, #C5A9A3
Triadic#AEC5A3, #A3AEC5
Split complementary#A3C5A9, #A3BFC5
Tetradic#BFC5A3, #A3C5BA, #A9A3C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE2E5
Lighter +10%#D9C2CA
Darker −10%#B18492
Darker −20%#9E6477
Darker −30%#7F505F
Darker −40%#603C48
More saturated +25%#D890A7
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R197
G163
B174
Red197 (77.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue340.59°
Saturation (HSL)22.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A3 · B AE

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