Recognised as Colour
#C9A8B7
- #C9A8B7
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C9A8B7 is a red with RGB values 201, 168, 183 and HSL 333°, 23%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C9A8B7#C9A8B7
HEX#C9A8B7
RGBrgb(201, 168, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6588, 0.7176
RGB percentages78.8%, 65.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(332.7, 23.4%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 16.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,215,927
CSS custom property--colour: #C9A8B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#365748
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8C9BA
Analogous#C9A8C7, #C9AAA8
Triadic#B7C9A8, #A8B7C9
Split complementary#A8C9AA, #A8C7C9
Tetradic#C7C9A8, #A8C9BA, #AAA8C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G168
B183
Red201 (78.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue332.73°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G A8 · B B7
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page