Colour

#CC99A6

#CC99A6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC99A6 is a red with RGB values 204, 153, 166 and HSL 345°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#CC99A6

RGBrgb(204, 153, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6, 0.651

RGB percentages80%, 60%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(344.7, 33.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 25%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 18.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,408,678

CSS custom property--colour: #CC99A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#336659

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A1A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABAAA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D5969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.6 Light pink · ΔE 15.2 Pink · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 17.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21 Silver · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CCBF

Analogous#CC99BF, #CCA599

Triadic#A6CC99, #99A6CC

Split complementary#99CCA5, #99BFCC

Tetradic#C0CC99, #99CCBF, #A699CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEDDE1

Lighter +10%#DDBBC4

Darker −10%#BB7788

Darker −20%#AA556B

Darker −30%#884455

Darker −40%#663340

More saturated +25%#DF869D

Less saturated −25%#B9ACAF

Channel breakdown

R204

G153

B166

Red204 (80%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue344.71°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 99 · B A6

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