Recognised as Colour
#C7A196
- #C7A196
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C7A196 is a red with RGB values 199, 161, 150 and HSL 13°, 30%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C7A196#C7A196
HEX#C7A196
RGBrgb(199, 161, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6314, 0.5882
RGB percentages78%, 63.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(13.5, 30.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.5, 24.6%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 24.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,083,030
CSS custom property--colour: #C7A196;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#385E69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96BCC7
Analogous#C796A3, #C7BA96
Triadic#96C7A1, #A196C7
Split complementary#96C7BA, #96A4C7
Tetradic#A4C796, #96BCC7, #BA96C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G161
B150
Red199 (78%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue13.47°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G A1 · B 96
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