Colour

#C5ACA9

#C5ACA9
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#C5ACA9 is a red with RGB values 197, 172, 169 and HSL 6°, 19%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#C5ACA9#C5ACA9

HEX#C5ACA9

RGBrgb(197, 172, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6745, 0.6627

RGB percentages77.3%, 67.5%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(6.4, 19.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 14.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 14.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,954,793

CSS custom property--colour: #C5ACA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#3A5356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1AFA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B3A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.3 Silver · ΔE 11.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3 Light grey · ΔE 15.6 Thistle · ΔE 16.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9C2C5

Analogous#C5A9B4, #C5BAA9

Triadic#A9C5AC, #ACA9C5

Split complementary#A9C5BA, #A9B4C5

Tetradic#B4C5A9, #A9C2C5, #BAA9C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE7E6

Lighter +10%#DAC9C7

Darker −10%#B08F8B

Darker −20%#9C716C

Darker −30%#7F5A56

Darker −40%#614541

More saturated +25%#D79E97

Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R197

G172

B169

Red197 (77.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue6.43°

Saturation (HSL)19.44%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G AC · B A9

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