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Recognised as Colour

#CAA9AB

  • #CAA9AB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CAA9AB is a red with RGB values 202, 169, 171 and HSL 356°, 24%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CAA9AB#CAA9AB
HEX#CAA9AB
RGBrgb(202, 169, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6627, 0.6706
RGB percentages79.2%, 66.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(356.4, 23.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.4, 16.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.3%, 15.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,281,707
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA9AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#355654

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEADABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B3ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D1A6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 15Pink · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9CAC8
Analogous#CAA9BB, #CAB7A9
Triadic#ABCAA9, #A9ABCA
Split complementary#A9CAB7, #A9BBCA
Tetradic#BBCAA9, #A9CAC8, #B7A9CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1E8E9
Lighter +10%#DDC9CA
Darker −10%#B7898C
Darker −20%#A36A6D
Darker −30%#875356
Darker −40%#674042
More saturated +25%#DB989C
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R202
G169
B171
Red202 (79.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue356.36°
Saturation (HSL)23.74%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A9 · B AB

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