Colour

#CC8A9E

#CC8A9E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC8A9E is a red with RGB values 204, 138, 158 and HSL 342°, 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

#CC8A9E#CC8A9E

HEX#CC8A9E

RGBrgb(204, 138, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5412, 0.6196

RGB percentages80%, 54.1%, 62%

HSLhsl(341.8, 39.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 32.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 32.4%, 22.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,404,830

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8A9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#337561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92969Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A19Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D78691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13 Light pink · ΔE 17.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 18 Pink · ΔE 19.8 Thistle · ΔE 23.2 Plum · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ACCB8

Analogous#CC8ABF, #CC978A

Triadic#9ECC8A, #8A9ECC

Split complementary#8ACC97, #8ABFCC

Tetradic#BFCC8A, #8ACCB8, #978ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5F6

Lighter +20%#EBD1D9

Lighter +10%#DBAEBB

Darker −10%#BD6681

Darker −20%#A74965

Darker −30%#843950

Darker −40%#602A3A

More saturated +25%#E17596

Less saturated −25%#B79FA6

Channel breakdown

R204

G138

B158

Red204 (80%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue341.82°

Saturation (HSL)39.29%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 8A · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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