Recognised as Colour

#C99A91

#C99A91
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C99A91 is a red with RGB values 201, 154, 145 and HSL 10°, 34%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C99A91

RGBrgb(201, 154, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6039, 0.5686

RGB percentages78.8%, 60.4%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(9.6, 34.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 27.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 27.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,212,305

CSS custom property--colour: #C99A91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#36656E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D49498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.4 Tan · ΔE 18.6 Light pink · ΔE 18.9 Pink · ΔE 19.5 Dark grey · ΔE 20 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91C0C9

Analogous#C991A4, #C9B691

Triadic#91C99A, #9A91C9

Split complementary#91C9B6, #91A4C9

Tetradic#A4C991, #91C0C9, #B691C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8F8

Lighter +20%#EBD9D5

Lighter +10%#DAB9B3

Darker −10%#B87B6F

Darker −20%#A45E50

Darker −30%#814A40

Darker −40%#5F372F

More saturated +25%#DE8C7D

Less saturated −25%#B5A8A6

Channel breakdown

R201

G154

B145

Red201 (78.8%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue9.64°

Saturation (HSL)34.15%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9A · B 91

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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