Recognised as Colour
#C7A296
- #C7A296
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C7A296 is a red with RGB values 199, 162, 150 and HSL 15°, 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
#C7A296#C7A296
HEX#C7A296
RGBrgb(199, 162, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6353, 0.5882
RGB percentages78%, 63.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(14.7, 30.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.7, 24.6%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 18.6%, 24.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,083,286
CSS custom property--colour: #C7A296;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#385D69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96BBC7
Analogous#C796A3, #C7BA96
Triadic#96C7A2, #A296C7
Split complementary#96C7BA, #96A3C7
Tetradic#A3C796, #96BBC7, #BA96C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G162
B150
Red199 (78%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue14.69°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G A2 · B 96
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