Recognised as Colour

#C697A2

#C697A2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C697A2 is a red with RGB values 198, 151, 162 and HSL 346°, 29%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C697A2

RGBrgb(198, 151, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5922, 0.6353

RGB percentages77.6%, 59.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(346, 29.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346, 23.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 23.7%, 18.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,014,946

CSS custom property--colour: #C697A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#39685D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D9EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A6A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CF949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.9 Light pink · ΔE 16.9 Pink · ΔE 17.3 Thistle · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.4 Silver · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C6BB

Analogous#C697B9, #C6A497

Triadic#A2C697, #97A2C6

Split complementary#97C6A4, #97B9C6

Tetradic#BAC697, #97C6BB, #A497C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFA

Lighter +20%#EAD9DD

Lighter +10%#D8B8BF

Darker −10%#B47685

Darker −20%#A05768

Darker −30%#7F4553

Darker −40%#5E333D

More saturated +25%#DA8397

Less saturated −25%#B2ABAD

Channel breakdown

R198

G151

B162

Red198 (77.6%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue345.96°

Saturation (HSL)29.19%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 97 · B A2

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Colour harmonies

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