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Recognised as Colour

#C99EA0

  • #C99EA0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C99EA0 is a red with RGB values 201, 158, 160 and HSL 357°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C99EA0#C99EA0
HEX#C99EA0
RGBrgb(201, 158, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6196, 0.6275
RGB percentages78.8%, 62%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(357.2, 28.5%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 21.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 20.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,213,344
CSS custom property--colour: #C99EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#36615F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A4A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFAC9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D29A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.7Pink · ΔE 16.6Light pink · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 18.3Silver · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EC9C7
Analogous#C99EB6, #C9B29E
Triadic#A0C99E, #9EA0C9
Split complementary#9EC9B2, #9EB6C9
Tetradic#B5C99E, #9EC9C7, #B19EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE0E0
Lighter +10%#DBBFC0
Darker −10%#B77D80
Darker −20%#A55C60
Darker −30%#844A4C
Darker −40%#643739
More saturated +25%#DC8B8F
Less saturated −25%#B6B1B1

Channel breakdown

R201
G158
B160
Red201 (78.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue357.21°
Saturation (HSL)28.48%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 9E · B A0

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