Colour

#CB9A9E

#CB9A9E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB9A9E is a red with RGB values 203, 154, 158 and HSL 355°, 32%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#CB9A9E

RGBrgb(203, 154, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6039, 0.6196

RGB percentages79.6%, 60.4%, 62%

HSLhsl(355.1, 32%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 24.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 24.1%, 22.2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,343,390

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9A9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#346561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A19Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADAA9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D5969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.2 Light pink · ΔE 15.7 Pink · ΔE 16.3 Thistle · ΔE 19.4 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Silver · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9ACBC7

Analogous#CB9AB7, #CBAE9A

Triadic#9ECB9A, #9A9ECB

Split complementary#9ACBAE, #9AB7CB

Tetradic#B7CB9A, #9ACBC7, #AE9ACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEDDDF

Lighter +10%#DCBCBE

Darker −10%#BA787E

Darker −20%#A8575D

Darker −30%#87454B

Darker −40%#653438

More saturated +25%#DE878E

Less saturated −25%#B8ADAE

Channel breakdown

R203

G154

B158

Red203 (79.6%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue355.1°

Saturation (HSL)32.03%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 9A · B 9E

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Colour values

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