Recognised as Colour
#C9A6A3
- #C9A6A3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C9A6A3 is a red with RGB values 201, 166, 163 and HSL 5°, 26%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C9A6A3#C9A6A3
HEX#C9A6A3
RGBrgb(201, 166, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.651, 0.6392
RGB percentages78.8%, 65.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(4.7, 26%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 18.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.4%, 18.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,215,395
CSS custom property--colour: #C9A6A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#36595C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3C6C9
Analogous#C9A3B3, #C9B9A3
Triadic#A3C9A6, #A6A3C9
Split complementary#A3C9B9, #A3B3C9
Tetradic#B3C9A3, #A3C6C9, #B9A3C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G166
B163
Red201 (78.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue4.74°
Saturation (HSL)26.03%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G A6 · B A3
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