Recognised as Colour
#CBA8A8
- #CBA8A8
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CBA8A8 is a red with RGB values 203, 168, 168 and HSL 0°, 25%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CBA8A8#CBA8A8
HEX#CBA8A8
RGBrgb(203, 168, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6588, 0.6588
RGB percentages79.6%, 65.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(0, 25.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 17.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 17.2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,346,984
CSS custom property--colour: #CBA8A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#345757
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8CBCB
Analogous#CBA8B9, #CBB9A8
Triadic#A8CBA8, #A8A8CB
Split complementary#A8CBB9, #A8B9CB
Tetradic#B9CBA8, #A8CBCB, #B9A8CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G168
B168
Red203 (79.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)25.18%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G A8 · B A8
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