Colour
#C8A59C
- #C8A59C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C8A59C is a red with RGB values 200, 165, 156 and HSL 12°, 29%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C8A59C#C8A59C
HEX#C8A59C
RGBrgb(200, 165, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6471, 0.6118
RGB percentages78.4%, 64.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(12.3, 28.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.3, 22%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 22%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,149,596
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A59C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#375A63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CBFC8
Analogous#C89CA9, #C8BB9C
Triadic#9CC8A5, #A59CC8
Split complementary#9CC8BB, #9CA9C8
Tetradic#A9C89C, #9CBFC8, #BB9CC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G165
B156
Red200 (78.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue12.27°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G A5 · B 9C
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