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Recognised as Colour

#CBACAE

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

#CBACAE is a red with RGB values 203, 172, 174 and HSL 356°, 23%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CBACAE#CBACAE
HEX#CBACAE
RGBrgb(203, 172, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6745, 0.6824
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(356.1, 23%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.1, 15.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 14.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,014
CSS custom property--colour: #CBACAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#345351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B5AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D2AAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 14.3Pink · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACCBC9
Analogous#CBACBE, #CBBAAC
Triadic#AECBAC, #ACAECB
Split complementary#ACCBBA, #ACBECB
Tetradic#BECBAC, #ACCBC9, #BAACCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EBEB
Lighter +10%#DFCBCD
Darker −10%#B78D8F
Darker −20%#A46D71
Darker −30%#885659
Darker −40%#694244
More saturated +25%#DC9B9F
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R203
G172
B174
Red203 (79.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue356.13°
Saturation (HSL)22.96%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G AC · B AE

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