Colour
#C9BEBB
- #C9BEBB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C9BEBB is a red with RGB values 201, 190, 187 and HSL 13°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C9BEBB#C9BEBB
HEX#C9BEBB
RGBrgb(201, 190, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7451, 0.7333
RGB percentages78.8%, 74.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(12.9, 11.5%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 7%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,563
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BEBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#364144
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBC6C9
Analogous#C9BBBF, #C9C5BB
Triadic#BBC9BE, #BEBBC9
Split complementary#BBC9C5, #BBBFC9
Tetradic#BFC9BB, #BBC6C9, #C5BBC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G190
B187
Red201 (78.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue12.86°
Saturation (HSL)11.48%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G BE · B BB
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