Recognised as Colour
#C6A2A2
- #C6A2A2
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C6A2A2 is a red with RGB values 198, 162, 162 and HSL 0°, 24%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C6A2A2#C6A2A2
HEX#C6A2A2
RGBrgb(198, 162, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6353, 0.6353
RGB percentages77.6%, 63.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(0, 24%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 18.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 18.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,017,762
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A2A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#395D5D
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 text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2C6C6
Analogous#C6A2B4, #C6B4A2
Triadic#A2C6A2, #A2A2C6
Split complementary#A2C6B4, #A2B4C6
Tetradic#B4C6A2, #A2C6C6, #B4A2C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G162
B162
Red198 (77.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)24%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A2 · B A2
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