Recognised as Colour
#CAACAC
- #CAACAC
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CAACAC is a red with RGB values 202, 172, 172 and HSL 0°, 22%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CAACAC#CAACAC
HEX#CAACAC
RGBrgb(202, 172, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6745, 0.6745
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(0, 22.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 14.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 14.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,476
CSS custom property--colour: #CAACAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#355353
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACCACA
Analogous#CAACBB, #CABBAC
Triadic#ACCAAC, #ACACCA
Split complementary#ACCABB, #ACBBCA
Tetradic#BBCAAC, #ACCACA, #BBACCA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G172
B172
Red202 (79.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)22.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AC · B AC
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