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Colour

#CB9996

  • #CB9996
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB9996 is a red with RGB values 203, 153, 150 and HSL 3°, 34%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CB9996#CB9996
HEX#CB9996
RGBrgb(203, 153, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6, 0.5882
RGB percentages79.6%, 60%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(3.4, 33.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 26.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.6%, 26.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,343,126
CSS custom property--colour: #CB9996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#346669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29F96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA995no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D69498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.9Light pink · ΔE 16.9Pink · ΔE 17.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.3Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4Tan · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96C8CB
Analogous#CB96AE, #CBB496
Triadic#96CB99, #9996CB
Split complementary#96CBB4, #96ADCB
Tetradic#ADCB96, #96C8CB, #B496CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFC
Lighter +20%#EDDBDA
Lighter +10%#DCBAB8
Darker −10%#BA7874
Darker −20%#A85853
Darker −30%#864642
Darker −40%#643431
More saturated +25%#DF8882
Less saturated −25%#B7AAAA

Channel breakdown

R203
G153
B150
Red203 (79.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue3.4°
Saturation (HSL)33.76%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 99 · B 96

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