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Recognised as Colour

#CAB3AE

  • #CAB3AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#CAB3AE is a red with RGB values 202, 179, 174 and HSL 11°, 21%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CAB3AE#CAB3AE
HEX#CAB3AE
RGBrgb(202, 179, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.702, 0.6824
RGB percentages79.2%, 70.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(10.7, 20.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 13.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 13.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,270
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB3AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#354C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B5AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBAAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D0B0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.7Dark grey · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 13.5Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Gainsboro · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEC5CA
Analogous#CAAEB7, #CAC1AE
Triadic#AECAB3, #B3AECA
Split complementary#AECAC1, #AEB7CA
Tetradic#B7CAAE, #AEC5CA, #C1AECA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EDEC
Lighter +10%#DED0CD
Darker −10%#B6968F
Darker −20%#A27970
Darker −30%#876158
Darker −40%#684A44
More saturated +25%#DBA89D
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R202
G179
B174
Red202 (79.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue10.71°
Saturation (HSL)20.9%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B3 · B AE

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