Recognised as Colour
#CAB4BD
- #CAB4BD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAB4BD is a red with RGB values 202, 180, 189 and HSL 335°, 17%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAB4BD#CAB4BD
HEX#CAB4BD
RGBrgb(202, 180, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7059, 0.7412
RGB percentages79.2%, 70.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(335.5, 17.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.5, 10.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 6.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,541
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB4BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#354B42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4CAC1
Analogous#CAB4C8, #CAB6B4
Triadic#BDCAB4, #B4BDCA
Split complementary#B4CAB6, #B4C8CA
Tetradic#C8CAB4, #B4CAC1, #B6B4CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G180
B189
Red202 (79.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue335.45°
Saturation (HSL)17.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B4 · B BD
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