Recognised as Colour

#C99AA1

#C99AA1
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C99AA1 is a red with RGB values 201, 154, 161 and HSL 351°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C99AA1

RGBrgb(201, 154, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6039, 0.6314

RGB percentages78.8%, 60.4%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(351.1, 30.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 23.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 19.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,212,321

CSS custom property--colour: #C99AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#36655E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A1A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA9A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D2979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.9 Light pink · ΔE 16.1 Pink · ΔE 16.5 Thistle · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Silver · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AC9C2

Analogous#C99AB9, #C9AB9A

Triadic#A1C99A, #9AA1C9

Split complementary#9AC9AB, #9AB9C9

Tetradic#B9C99A, #9AC9C2, #AA9AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#EDDCDF

Lighter +10%#DBBBC0

Darker −10%#B77982

Darker −20%#A55864

Darker −30%#84464F

Darker −40%#62353B

More saturated +25%#DC8793

Less saturated −25%#B6ADAF

Channel breakdown

R201

G154

B161

Red201 (78.8%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue351.06°

Saturation (HSL)30.32%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9A · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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