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Recognised as Colour

#CC9FA2

  • #CC9FA2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC9FA2 is a red with RGB values 204, 159, 162 and HSL 356°, 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

#CC9FA2#CC9FA2
HEX#CC9FA2
RGBrgb(204, 159, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6235, 0.6353
RGB percentages80%, 62.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(356, 30.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356, 22.1%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 22.1%, 20.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,410,210
CSS custom property--colour: #CC9FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#33605D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A5A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1ADA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#D59BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.3Pink · ΔE 15.7Light pink · ΔE 15.7Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 18Silver · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FCCC9
Analogous#CC9FB8, #CCB39F
Triadic#A2CC9F, #9FA2CC
Split complementary#9FCCB3, #9FB9CC
Tetradic#B9CC9F, #9FCCC9, #B39FCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE2E3
Lighter +10%#DEC0C2
Darker −10%#BA7E82
Darker −20%#A95C61
Darker −30%#89494D
Darker −40%#68373A
More saturated +25%#DE8D92
Less saturated −25%#BAB1B2

Channel breakdown

R204
G159
B162
Red204 (80%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue356°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 9F · B A2

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