Recognised as Colour
#C6A0B3
- #C6A0B3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6A0B3 is a red with RGB values 198, 160, 179 and HSL 330°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6A0B3#C6A0B3
HEX#C6A0B3
RGBrgb(198, 160, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6275, 0.702
RGB percentages77.6%, 62.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(330, 25%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 19.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 9.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,017,267
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A0B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#395F4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0C6B3
Analogous#C6A0C6, #C6A0A0
Triadic#B3C6A0, #A0B3C6
Split complementary#A0C6A0, #A0C6C6
Tetradic#C6C6A0, #A0C6B3, #A0A0C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G160
B179
Red198 (77.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A0 · B B3
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