Recognised as Colour

#CB9DAE

#CB9DAE
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB9DAE is a red with RGB values 203, 157, 174 and HSL 338°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#CB9DAE

RGBrgb(203, 157, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6157, 0.6824

RGB percentages79.6%, 61.6%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(337.8, 30.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 22.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.7%, 14.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,344,174

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#346251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A5AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACACADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D39BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Thistle · ΔE 14.4 Pink · ΔE 15.9 Light pink · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 19.9 Silver · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DCBBA

Analogous#CB9DC5, #CBA39D

Triadic#AECB9D, #9DAECB

Split complementary#9DCBA3, #9DC5CB

Tetradic#C5CB9D, #9DCBBA, #A39DCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE0E5

Lighter +10%#DDBECA

Darker −10%#B97C92

Darker −20%#A85A77

Darker −30%#87485F

Darker −40%#663648

More saturated +25%#DE8AA9

Less saturated −25%#B8B0B3

Channel breakdown

R203

G157

B174

Red203 (79.6%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue337.83°

Saturation (HSL)30.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 9D · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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