Recognised as Colour
#C5A598
- #C5A598
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C5A598 is a orange with RGB values 197, 165, 152 and HSL 17°, 28%, 68%. 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
#C5A598#C5A598
HEX#C5A598
RGBrgb(197, 165, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6471, 0.5961
RGB percentages77.3%, 64.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(17.3, 28%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 22.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 22.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,952,984
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A598;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3A5A67
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 text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98B8C5
Analogous#C598A1, #C5BC98
Triadic#98C5A5, #A598C5
Split complementary#98C5BC, #98A1C5
Tetradic#A1C598, #98B8C5, #BC98C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G165
B152
Red197 (77.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue17.33°
Saturation (HSL)27.95%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A5 · B 98
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