Recognised as Colour
#C79FA5
- #C79FA5
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C79FA5 is a red with RGB values 199, 159, 165 and HSL 351°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C79FA5#C79FA5
HEX#C79FA5
RGBrgb(199, 159, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6235, 0.6471
RGB percentages78%, 62.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(351, 26.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351, 20.1%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 20.1%, 17.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,082,533
CSS custom property--colour: #C79FA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#38605A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FC7C1
Analogous#C79FB9, #C7AD9F
Triadic#A5C79F, #9FA5C7
Split complementary#9FC7AD, #9FB9C7
Tetradic#B9C79F, #9FC7C1, #AD9FC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G159
B165
Red199 (78%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue351°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 9F · B A5
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