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Recognised as Colour

#C6AAAD

  • #C6AAAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#C6AAAD is a red with RGB values 198, 170, 173 and HSL 354°, 20%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#C6AAAD#C6AAAD
HEX#C6AAAD
RGBrgb(198, 170, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6667, 0.6784
RGB percentages77.6%, 66.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(353.6, 19.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.6, 14.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 12.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,821
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AAAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#395552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEAEADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B3ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CCA8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.2Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 14.2Light grey · ΔE 16.6Pink · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAC6C3
Analogous#C6AABB, #C6B5AA
Triadic#ADC6AA, #AAADC6
Split complementary#AAC6B5, #AABBC6
Tetradic#BBC6AA, #AAC6C3, #B5AAC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE7E8
Lighter +10%#DAC9CA
Darker −10%#B28B90
Darker −20%#9D6D72
Darker −30%#81565B
Darker −40%#624245
More saturated +25%#D8989F
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R198
G170
B173
Red198 (77.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue353.57°
Saturation (HSL)19.72%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AA · B AD

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