Colour

#C98EA8

#C98EA8
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C98EA8 is a red with RGB values 201, 142, 168 and HSL 334°, 35%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C98EA8

RGBrgb(201, 142, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5569, 0.6588

RGB percentages78.8%, 55.7%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(333.6, 35.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.6, 29.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 29.4%, 16.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,209,256

CSS custom property--colour: #C98EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#367157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9399A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A3A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D28C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7 Light pink · ΔE 18.5 Pink · ΔE 20 Plum · ΔE 20 Thistle · ΔE 20.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EC9AF

Analogous#C98EC5, #C9928E

Triadic#A8C98E, #8EA8C9

Split complementary#8EC992, #8EC6C9

Tetradic#C6C98E, #8EC9AF, #928EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF6F8

Lighter +20%#EAD3DD

Lighter +10%#D9B1C3

Darker −10%#B96B8D

Darker −20%#A34E73

Darker −30%#813D5B

Darker −40%#5E2D43

More saturated +25%#DE79A6

Less saturated −25%#B4A3AA

Channel breakdown

R201

G142

B168

Red201 (78.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue333.56°

Saturation (HSL)35.33%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 8E · B A8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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