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Recognised as Colour

#C6AEAE

  • #C6AEAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#C6AEAE is a red with RGB values 198, 174, 174 and HSL 0°, 17%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#C6AEAE#C6AEAE
HEX#C6AEAE
RGBrgb(198, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(0, 17.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 12.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 12.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,846
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AEAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#395151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B1AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B5AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CCACAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.3Rosy brown · ΔE 13.1Light grey · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEC6C6
Analogous#C6AEBA, #C6BAAE
Triadic#AEC6AE, #AEAEC6
Split complementary#AEC6BA, #AEBAC6
Tetradic#BAC6AE, #AEC6C6, #BAAEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EAEA
Lighter +10%#DBCCCC
Darker −10%#B19090
Darker −20%#9C7272
Darker −30%#815A5A
Darker −40%#634545
More saturated +25%#D79D9D
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R198
G174
B174
Red198 (77.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AE · B AE

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