Recognised as Colour

#C99FA6

#C99FA6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C99FA6 is a red with RGB values 201, 159, 166 and HSL 350°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C99FA6#C99FA6

HEX#C99FA6

RGBrgb(201, 159, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6235, 0.651

RGB percentages78.8%, 62.4%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(350, 28%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 20.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 20.9%, 17.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,213,606

CSS custom property--colour: #C99FA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#366059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A5A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFACA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D19CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.3 Pink · ΔE 16 Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Light pink · ΔE 16.5 Dark grey · ΔE 16.8 Silver · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FC9C2

Analogous#C99FBB, #C9AD9F

Triadic#A6C99F, #9FA6C9

Split complementary#9FC9AD, #9FBBC9

Tetradic#BBC99F, #9FC9C2, #AD9FC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE0E3

Lighter +10%#DBC0C4

Darker −10%#B77E88

Darker −20%#A45E69

Darker −30%#844B54

Darker −40%#64383F

More saturated +25%#DC8C9A

Less saturated −25%#B6B2B3

Channel breakdown

R201

G159

B166

Red201 (78.8%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)28%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9F · B A6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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