Recognised as Colour
#C9B1A4
- #C9B1A4
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#C9B1A4 is a orange with RGB values 201, 177, 164 and HSL 21°, 26%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C9B1A4#C9B1A4
HEX#C9B1A4
RGBrgb(201, 177, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6941, 0.6431
RGB percentages78.8%, 69.4%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(21.1, 25.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.1, 18.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 18.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,218,212
CSS custom property--colour: #C9B1A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#364E5B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4BCC9
Analogous#C9A4AA, #C9C3A4
Triadic#A4C9B1, #B1A4C9
Split complementary#A4C9C3, #A4AAC9
Tetradic#AAC9A4, #A4BCC9, #C3A4C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G177
B164
Red201 (78.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue21.08°
Saturation (HSL)25.52%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G B1 · B A4
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