Colour
#C9ADAD
- #C9ADAD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#C9ADAD is a red with RGB values 201, 173, 173 and HSL 0°, 21%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#C9ADAD#C9ADAD
HEX#C9ADAD
RGBrgb(201, 173, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6784, 0.6784
RGB percentages78.8%, 67.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(0, 20.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 13.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 13.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,217,197
CSS custom property--colour: #C9ADAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#365252
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADC9C9
Analogous#C9ADBB, #C9BBAD
Triadic#ADC9AD, #ADADC9
Split complementary#ADC9BB, #ADBBC9
Tetradic#BBC9AD, #ADC9C9, #BBADC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G173
B173
Red201 (78.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)20.59%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G AD · B AD
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