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Recognised as Colour

#CAAAA0

  • #CAAAA0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CAAAA0 is a red with RGB values 202, 170, 160 and HSL 14°, 28%, 71%. 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

#CAAAA0#CAAAA0
HEX#CAAAA0
RGBrgb(202, 170, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6667, 0.6275
RGB percentages79.2%, 66.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(14.3, 28.4%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 20.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 20.8%, 20.8%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,281,952
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAAA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 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#35555F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B1AD9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B3A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D2A6A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 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

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A0C0CA
Analogous#CAA0AB, #CABFA0
Triadic#A0CAAA, #AAA0CA
Split complementary#A0CABF, #A0ABCA
Tetradic#ABCAA0, #A0C0CA, #BFA0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE5E1
Lighter +10%#DCC7C1
Darker −10%#B88D7F
Darker −20%#A56F5F
Darker −30%#86594B
Darker −40%#654339
More saturated +25%#DCA08D
Less saturated −25%#B7B4B3

Channel breakdown

R202
G170
B160
Red202 (79.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue14.29°
Saturation (HSL)28.38%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AA · B A0

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