Colour

#C99695

#C99695
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C99695 is a red with RGB values 201, 150, 149 and HSL 1°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C99695

RGBrgb(201, 150, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5882, 0.5843

RGB percentages78.8%, 58.8%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(1.2, 32.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 25.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 25.4%, 25.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,211,285

CSS custom property--colour: #C99695;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#36696A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABA694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D49196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4 Light pink · ΔE 17.1 Pink · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.9 Thistle · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.03, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95C8C9

Analogous#C995AE, #C9B095

Triadic#95C996, #9695C9

Split complementary#95C9B0, #95AEC9

Tetradic#AEC995, #95C8C9, #B095C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFAFA

Lighter +20%#EBD9D9

Lighter +10%#DAB7B7

Darker −10%#B87573

Darker −20%#A45554

Darker −30%#834442

Darker −40%#613231

More saturated +25%#DD8381

Less saturated −25%#B5A9A9

Channel breakdown

R201

G150

B149

Red201 (78.8%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue1.15°

Saturation (HSL)32.5%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 96 · B 95

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