Recognised as Colour
#C6AEB8
- #C6AEB8
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6AEB8 is a red with RGB values 198, 174, 184 and HSL 335°, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#C6AEB8#C6AEB8
HEX#C6AEB8
RGBrgb(198, 174, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6824, 0.7216
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(335, 17.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335, 12.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 7.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,856
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AEB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#395147
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEC6BC
Analogous#C6AEC4, #C6B0AE
Triadic#B8C6AE, #AEB8C6
Split complementary#AEC6B0, #AEC4C6
Tetradic#C4C6AE, #AEC6BC, #B0AEC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G174
B184
Red198 (77.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue335°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AE · B B8
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