Recognised as Colour
#C6A3A6
- #C6A3A6
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C6A3A6 is a red with RGB values 198, 163, 166 and HSL 355°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C6A3A6#C6A3A6
HEX#C6A3A6
RGBrgb(198, 163, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6392, 0.651
RGB percentages77.6%, 63.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(354.9, 23.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 17.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 16.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,018,022
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A3A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#395C59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3C6C3
Analogous#C6A3B7, #C6B2A3
Triadic#A6C6A3, #A3A6C6
Split complementary#A3C6B1, #A3B7C6
Tetradic#B8C6A3, #A3C6C3, #B2A3C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G163
B166
Red198 (77.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue354.86°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A3 · B A6
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