Recognised as Colour
#C9A0A7
- #C9A0A7
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C9A0A7 is a red with RGB values 201, 160, 167 and HSL 350°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C9A0A7#C9A0A7
HEX#C9A0A7
RGBrgb(201, 160, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6275, 0.6549
RGB percentages78.8%, 62.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(349.8, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 20.4%, 16.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,213,863
CSS custom property--colour: #C9A0A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#365F58
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0C9C2
Analogous#C9A0BB, #C9ADA0
Triadic#A7C9A0, #A0A7C9
Split complementary#A0C9AD, #A0BBC9
Tetradic#BBC9A0, #A0C9C2, #ADA0C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G160
B167
Red201 (78.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue349.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G A0 · B A7
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