Recognised as Colour
#C5A4A4
- #C5A4A4
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C5A4A4 is a red with RGB values 197, 164, 164 and HSL 0°, 22%, 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
#C5A4A4#C5A4A4
HEX#C5A4A4
RGBrgb(197, 164, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6431, 0.6431
RGB percentages77.3%, 64.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(0, 22.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 16.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 16.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,952,740
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A4A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 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#3A5B5B
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4C5C5
Analogous#C5A4B4, #C5B4A4
Triadic#A4C5A4, #A4A4C5
Split complementary#A4C5B4, #A4B4C5
Tetradic#B4C5A4, #A4C5C5, #B4A4C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G164
B164
Red197 (77.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)22.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A4 · B A4
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