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Colour

#CC998E

  • #CC998E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC998E is a red with RGB values 204, 153, 142 and HSL 11°, 38%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC998E#CC998E
HEX#CC998E
RGBrgb(204, 153, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6, 0.5569
RGB percentages80%, 60%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(10.6, 37.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 30.4%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 30.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,408,654
CSS custom property--colour: #CC998E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#336671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49F8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A98Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D89296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.8Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1Tan · ΔE 18.3Light pink · ΔE 18.8Pink · ΔE 19.8Burlywood · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EC1CC
Analogous#CC8EA2, #CCB88E
Triadic#8ECC99, #998ECC
Split complementary#8ECCB8, #8EA2CC
Tetradic#A2CC8E, #8EC1CC, #B88ECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8F7
Lighter +20%#ECD8D4
Lighter +10%#DCB9B1
Darker −10%#BC796B
Darker −20%#A85C4C
Darker −30%#85493C
Darker −40%#62362C
More saturated +25%#E18C7A
Less saturated −25%#B8A6A3

Channel breakdown

R204
G153
B142
Red204 (80%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue10.65°
Saturation (HSL)37.8%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 99 · B 8E

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