Colour

#C6AAA4

#C6AAA4
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C6AAA4 is a red with RGB values 198, 170, 164 and HSL 11°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C6AAA4

RGBrgb(198, 170, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6667, 0.6431

RGB percentages77.6%, 66.7%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(10.6, 23%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 17.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 14.1%, 17.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,019,812

CSS custom property--colour: #C6AAA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#39555B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0ADA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B2A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CDA7A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Dark grey · ΔE 11.8 Silver · ΔE 12.9 Light grey · ΔE 17.1 Tan · ΔE 18.3 Thistle · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4C0C6

Analogous#C6A4AF, #C6BBA4

Triadic#A4C6AA, #AAA4C6

Split complementary#A4C6BB, #A4AFC6

Tetradic#AFC6A4, #A4C0C6, #BBA4C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE5E3

Lighter +10%#DAC7C3

Darker −10%#B28D85

Darker −20%#9F6F65

Darker −30%#815950

Darker −40%#61433D

More saturated +25%#D99E92

Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R198

G170

B164

Red198 (77.6%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue10.59°

Saturation (HSL)22.97%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G AA · B A4

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Colour values

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