Recognised as Colour

#C99AAC

#C99AAC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C99AAC is a red with RGB values 201, 154, 172 and HSL 337°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C99AAC#C99AAC

HEX#C99AAC

RGBrgb(201, 154, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6039, 0.6745

RGB percentages78.8%, 60.4%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(337, 30.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337, 23.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 14.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,212,332

CSS custom property--colour: #C99AAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#366553

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FA2ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9AAABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D198A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Thistle · ΔE 15.2 Light pink · ΔE 16.6 Pink · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.5 Silver · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AC9B7

Analogous#C99AC3, #C99F9A

Triadic#ACC99A, #9AACC9

Split complementary#9AC99F, #9AC4C9

Tetradic#C4C99A, #9AC9B7, #A09AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#EDDCE3

Lighter +10%#DBBBC7

Darker −10%#B77991

Darker −20%#A55876

Darker −30%#84465E

Darker −40%#623546

More saturated +25%#DC87A7

Less saturated −25%#B6ADB1

Channel breakdown

R201

G154

B172

Red201 (78.8%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue337.02°

Saturation (HSL)30.32%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9A · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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