Recognised as Colour
#C8AAB9
- #C8AAB9
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8AAB9 is a red with RGB values 200, 170, 185 and HSL 330°, 21%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8AAB9#C8AAB9
HEX#C8AAB9
RGBrgb(200, 170, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6667, 0.7255
RGB percentages78.4%, 66.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(330, 21.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 15%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 7.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,905
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AAB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#375546
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAC8B9
Analogous#C8AAC8, #C8AAAA
Triadic#B9C8AA, #AAB9C8
Split complementary#AAC8AA, #AAC8C8
Tetradic#C8C8AA, #AAC8B9, #AAAAC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G170
B185
Red200 (78.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AA · B B9
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