Recognised as Colour

#C697A3

#C697A3
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C697A3 is a red with RGB values 198, 151, 163 and HSL 345°, 29%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C697A3

RGBrgb(198, 151, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5922, 0.6392

RGB percentages77.6%, 59.2%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(344.7, 29.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 23.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 23.7%, 17.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,014,947

CSS custom property--colour: #C697A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#39685C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D9FA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A6A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CE949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.4 Light pink · ΔE 16.9 Pink · ΔE 17.4 Thistle · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Silver · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C6BA

Analogous#C697BB, #C6A397

Triadic#A3C697, #97A3C6

Split complementary#97C6A3, #97BBC6

Tetradic#BBC697, #97C6BA, #A397C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFA

Lighter +20%#EAD9DD

Lighter +10%#D8B8C0

Darker −10%#B47686

Darker −20%#A0576A

Darker −30%#7F4554

Darker −40%#5E333E

More saturated +25%#DA8399

Less saturated −25%#B2ABAD

Channel breakdown

R198

G151

B163

Red198 (77.6%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue344.68°

Saturation (HSL)29.19%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 97 · B A3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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