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Recognised as Colour

#CC8A98

  • #CC8A98
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC8A98 is a red with RGB values 204, 138, 152 and HSL 347°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC8A98#CC8A98
HEX#CC8A98
RGBrgb(204, 138, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5412, 0.5961
RGB percentages80%, 54.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(347.3, 39.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 32.4%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 25.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,404,824
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#337567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A197no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D7858Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.8Light pink · ΔE 16.8Pale violetred · ΔE 19Pink · ΔE 19.4Light coral · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ACCBE
Analogous#CC8AB9, #CC9D8A
Triadic#98CC8A, #8A98CC
Split complementary#8ACC9D, #8AB9CC
Tetradic#B9CC8A, #8ACCBE, #9D8ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5F6
Lighter +20%#EBD1D7
Lighter +10%#DBAEB7
Darker −10%#BD6679
Darker −20%#A7495D
Darker −30%#843949
Darker −40%#602A35
More saturated +25%#E1758C
Less saturated −25%#B79FA4

Channel breakdown

R204
G138
B152
Red204 (80%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue347.27°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8A · B 98

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