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Recognised as Colour

#C6ABB8

  • #C6ABB8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C6ABB8 is a red with RGB values 198, 171, 184 and HSL 331°, 19%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C6ABB8#C6ABB8
HEX#C6ABB8
RGBrgb(198, 171, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6706, 0.7216
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(331.1, 19.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 13.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 7.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,088
CSS custom property--colour: #C6ABB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#395447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB0B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B4B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CAABAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 13.4Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1Light grey · ΔE 17.2Pink · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABC6B9
Analogous#C6ABC6, #C6ABAB
Triadic#B8C6AB, #ABB8C6
Split complementary#ABC6AB, #ABC6C6
Tetradic#C6C6AB, #ABC6B9, #ABABC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE8EB
Lighter +10%#DBC9D2
Darker −10%#B18D9E
Darker −20%#9D6E85
Darker −30%#81576B
Darker −40%#624352
More saturated +25%#D899B7
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R198
G171
B184
Red198 (77.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue331.11°
Saturation (HSL)19.15%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AB · B B8

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