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Recognised as Colour

#CA9FAB

  • #CA9FAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CA9FAB is a red with RGB values 202, 159, 171 and HSL 343°, 29%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CA9FAB#CA9FAB
HEX#CA9FAB
RGBrgb(202, 159, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6235, 0.6706
RGB percentages79.2%, 62.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(343.3, 28.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 21.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 15.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,279,147
CSS custom property--colour: #CA9FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#356054

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A4A6ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEADAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D29DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9FCABE
Analogous#CA9FC1, #CAA99F
Triadic#ABCA9F, #9FABCA
Split complementary#9FCAA9, #9FC1CA
Tetradic#C1CA9F, #9FCABE, #A89FCA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE1E5
Lighter +10%#DCC0C8
Darker −10%#B87E8E
Darker −20%#A65D71
Darker −30%#864A5B
Darker −40%#653844
More saturated +25%#DD8CA3
Less saturated −25%#B7B2B3

Channel breakdown

R202
G159
B171
Red202 (79.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue343.26°
Saturation (HSL)28.86%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 9F · B AB

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