Recognised as Colour
#C9AAA3
- #C9AAA3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C9AAA3 is a red with RGB values 201, 170, 163 and HSL 11°, 26%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C9AAA3#C9AAA3
HEX#C9AAA3
RGBrgb(201, 170, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6667, 0.6392
RGB percentages78.8%, 66.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(11.1, 26%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 18.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 18.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,216,419
CSS custom property--colour: #C9AAA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#36555C
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 text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3C2C9
Analogous#C9A3AF, #C9BDA3
Triadic#A3C9AA, #AAA3C9
Split complementary#A3C9BD, #A3AFC9
Tetradic#AFC9A3, #A3C2C9, #BDA3C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G170
B163
Red201 (78.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue11.05°
Saturation (HSL)26.03%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G AA · B A3
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