Colour

#CC9EA4

#CC9EA4
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC9EA4 is a red with RGB values 204, 158, 164 and HSL 352°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#CC9EA4

RGBrgb(204, 158, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6196, 0.6431

RGB percentages80%, 62%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(352.2, 31.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 22.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 22.5%, 19.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,409,956

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#33615B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A5A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0ADA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D59BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.7 Light pink · ΔE 15.4 Pink · ΔE 15.4 Thistle · ΔE 17.2 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Silver · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ECCC6

Analogous#CC9EBB, #CCAF9E

Triadic#A4CC9E, #9EA4CC

Split complementary#9ECCAF, #9EBBCC

Tetradic#BBCC9E, #9ECCC6, #AF9ECC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE1E3

Lighter +10%#DEBFC3

Darker −10%#BA7D85

Darker −20%#A95B65

Darker −30%#894850

Darker −40%#68363D

More saturated +25%#DF8C96

Less saturated −25%#BAB1B2

Channel breakdown

R204

G158

B164

Red204 (80%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue352.17°

Saturation (HSL)31.08%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 9E · B A4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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