Recognised as Colour
#C9ABB1
- #C9ABB1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C9ABB1 is a red with RGB values 201, 171, 177 and HSL 348°, 22%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C9ABB1#C9ABB1
HEX#C9ABB1
RGBrgb(201, 171, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6706, 0.6941
RGB percentages78.8%, 67.1%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(348, 21.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 14.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 11.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,216,689
CSS custom property--colour: #C9ABB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#36544E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABC9C3
Analogous#C9ABC0, #C9B4AB
Triadic#B1C9AB, #ABB1C9
Split complementary#ABC9B4, #ABC0C9
Tetradic#C0C9AB, #ABC9C3, #B4ABC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G171
B177
Red201 (78.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G AB · B B1
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