Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#C8ABAF

  • #C8ABAF
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C8ABAF is a red with RGB values 200, 171, 175 and HSL 352°, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C8ABAF#C8ABAF
HEX#C8ABAF
RGBrgb(200, 171, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6706, 0.6863
RGB percentages78.4%, 67.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(351.7, 20.9%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 14.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 12.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,151
CSS custom property--colour: #C8ABAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#375450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAFAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B4AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CEA9ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.7Dark grey · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 13.5Light grey · ΔE 16.5Pink · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABC8C4
Analogous#C8ABBE, #C8B5AB
Triadic#AFC8AB, #ABAFC8
Split complementary#ABC8B5, #ABBEC8
Tetradic#BDC8AB, #ABC8C4, #B5ABC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E9EA
Lighter +10%#DCCACC
Darker −10%#B48C92
Darker −20%#A06D74
Darker −30%#84565D
Darker −40%#654247
More saturated +25%#D99AA2
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R200
G171
B175
Red200 (78.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue351.72°
Saturation (HSL)20.86%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AB · B AF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “c8abaf” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.