Colour

#CC8CA7

#CC8CA7
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC8CA7 is a red with RGB values 204, 140, 167 and HSL 335°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC8CA7#CC8CA7

HEX#CC8CA7

RGBrgb(204, 140, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.549, 0.6549

RGB percentages80%, 54.9%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(334.7, 38.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 31.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 31.4%, 18.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,405,351

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8CA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#337358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9298A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A3A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D58A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8 Light pink · ΔE 18.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Pink · ΔE 20.3 Thistle · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CCCB1

Analogous#CC8CC7, #CC918C

Triadic#A7CC8C, #8CA7CC

Split complementary#8CCC91, #8CC7CC

Tetradic#C7CC8C, #8CCCB1, #918CCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF6F8

Lighter +20%#EBD3DD

Lighter +10%#DCAFC2

Darker −10%#BC698C

Darker −20%#A84A72

Darker −30%#843B5A

Darker −40%#612B42

More saturated +25%#E177A4

Less saturated −25%#B7A1AA

Channel breakdown

R204

G140

B167

Red204 (80%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue334.69°

Saturation (HSL)38.55%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 8C · B A7

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Colour values

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