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Recognised as Colour

#CB8AA3

  • #CB8AA3
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB8AA3 is a red with RGB values 203, 138, 163 and HSL 337°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CB8AA3#CB8AA3
HEX#CB8AA3
RGBrgb(203, 138, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5412, 0.6392
RGB percentages79.6%, 54.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(336.9, 38.5%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 32%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 19.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,339,299
CSS custom property--colour: #CB8AA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#34755C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9196A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A1A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D58793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9Light pink · ΔE 18.4Pink · ΔE 20.5Plum · ΔE 21.2Thistle · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ACBB2
Analogous#CB8AC4, #CB918A
Triadic#A3CB8A, #8AA3CB
Split complementary#8ACB91, #8AC4CB
Tetradic#C3CB8A, #8ACBB2, #918ACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF4F6
Lighter +20%#EAD1DB
Lighter +10%#DBADBF
Darker −10%#BB6787
Darker −20%#A54A6D
Darker −30%#823A56
Darker −40%#5F2A3E
More saturated +25%#E0759E
Less saturated −25%#B69FA8

Channel breakdown

R203
G138
B163
Red203 (79.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue336.92°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 8A · B A3

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