Recognised as Colour
#C8AEB4
- #C8AEB4
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#C8AEB4 is a red with RGB values 200, 174, 180 and HSL 346°, 19%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#C8AEB4#C8AEB4
HEX#C8AEB4
RGBrgb(200, 174, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6824, 0.7059
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(346.2, 19.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 13%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 10%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,924
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AEB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#37514B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEC8C2
Analogous#C8AEC1, #C8B5AE
Triadic#B4C8AE, #AEB4C8
Split complementary#AEC8B5, #AEC1C8
Tetradic#C1C8AE, #AEC8C2, #B5AEC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G174
B180
Red200 (78.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)19.12%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AE · B B4
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