Recognised as Colour
#C7ADB9
- #C7ADB9
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C7ADB9 is a red with RGB values 199, 173, 185 and HSL 332°, 19%, 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
#C7ADB9#C7ADB9
HEX#C7ADB9
RGBrgb(199, 173, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6784, 0.7255
RGB percentages78%, 67.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(332.3, 18.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.3, 13.1%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,086,137
CSS custom property--colour: #C7ADB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#385246
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADC7BB
Analogous#C7ADC6, #C7AEAD
Triadic#B9C7AD, #ADB9C7
Split complementary#ADC7AE, #ADC6C7
Tetradic#C6C7AD, #ADC7BB, #AEADC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G173
B185
Red199 (78%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue332.31°
Saturation (HSL)18.84%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G AD · B B9
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