Colour

#CB9CA7

#CB9CA7
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB9CA7 is a red with RGB values 203, 156, 167 and HSL 346°, 31%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CB9CA7#CB9CA7

HEX#CB9CA7

RGBrgb(203, 156, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6118, 0.6549

RGB percentages79.6%, 61.2%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(346, 31.1%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346, 23.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 23.2%, 17.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,343,911

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9CA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#346358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A3A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADABA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D499A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8 Light pink · ΔE 15.5 Pink · ΔE 15.6 Thistle · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 19.2 Silver · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CCBC0

Analogous#CB9CBE, #CBA99C

Triadic#A7CB9C, #9CA7CB

Split complementary#9CCBA9, #9CBECB

Tetradic#BECB9C, #9CCBC0, #A99CCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEDFE2

Lighter +10%#DDBDC5

Darker −10%#B97B89

Darker −20%#A8596C

Darker −30%#874756

Darker −40%#663541

More saturated +25%#DE899D

Less saturated −25%#B8AFB1

Channel breakdown

R203

G156

B167

Red203 (79.6%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue345.96°

Saturation (HSL)31.13%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 9C · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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