Recognised as Colour
#C8AA9E
- #C8AA9E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C8AA9E is a orange with RGB values 200, 170, 158 and HSL 17°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C8AA9E#C8AA9E
HEX#C8AA9E
RGBrgb(200, 170, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6667, 0.6196
RGB percentages78.4%, 66.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(17.1, 27.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 21%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 21%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,878
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AA9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#375561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EBCC8
Analogous#C89EA7, #C8BF9E
Triadic#9EC8AA, #AA9EC8
Split complementary#9EC8BF, #9EA7C8
Tetradic#A7C89E, #9EBCC8, #BF9EC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G170
B158
Red200 (78.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)27.63%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AA · B 9E
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