Colour

#C9858F

#C9858F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C9858F is a red with RGB values 201, 133, 143 and HSL 351°, 39%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C9858F

RGBrgb(201, 133, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5216, 0.5608

RGB percentages78.8%, 52.2%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(351.2, 38.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 33.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 33.8%, 28.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,206,927

CSS custom property--colour: #C9858F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#367A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90908Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09C8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D57F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.6 Light pink · ΔE 18.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9 Light coral · ΔE 21.1 Pink · ΔE 21.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#85C9BF

Analogous#C985B1, #C99D85

Triadic#8FC985, #858FC9

Split complementary#85C99D, #85B1C9

Tetradic#B1C985, #85C9BF, #9D85C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8EFF0

Lighter +20%#E8CCD0

Lighter +10%#D9A8AF

Darker −10%#B9626F

Darker −20%#A14754

Darker −30%#7D3842

Darker −40%#5A282F

More saturated +25%#DF6F7F

Less saturated −25%#B39B9F

Channel breakdown

R201

G133

B143

Red201 (78.8%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue351.18°

Saturation (HSL)38.64%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 85 · B 8F

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Colour values

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