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Colour

#CA998F

  • #CA998F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CA998F is a red with RGB values 202, 153, 143 and HSL 10°, 36%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CA998F#CA998F
HEX#CA998F
RGBrgb(202, 153, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6, 0.5608
RGB percentages79.2%, 60%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(10.2, 35.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 29.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 29.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,277,583
CSS custom property--colour: #CA998F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#356670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49F8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA88Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D59396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7Tan · ΔE 18.5Light pink · ΔE 19Dark salmon · ΔE 19.2Pink · ΔE 19.8Dark grey · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FC0CA
Analogous#CA8FA3, #CAB68F
Triadic#8FCA99, #998FCA
Split complementary#8FCAB7, #8FA3CA
Tetradic#A3CA8F, #8FC0CA, #B68FCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF8F7
Lighter +20%#EBD8D4
Lighter +10%#DAB9B2
Darker −10%#BA796C
Darker −20%#A55D4E
Darker −30%#82493E
Darker −40%#60362D
More saturated +25%#DF8B7A
Less saturated −25%#B5A7A4

Channel breakdown

R202
G153
B143
Red202 (79.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue10.17°
Saturation (HSL)35.76%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 99 · B 8F

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