Recognised as Colour
#CCA9AD
- #CCA9AD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CCA9AD is a red with RGB values 204, 169, 173 and HSL 353°, 26%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CCA9AD#CCA9AD
HEX#CCA9AD
RGBrgb(204, 169, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6627, 0.6784
RGB percentages80%, 66.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(353.1, 25.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 17.2%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 15.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,412,781
CSS custom property--colour: #CCA9AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#335652
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9CCC8
Analogous#CCA9BF, #CCB7A9
Triadic#ADCCA9, #A9ADCC
Split complementary#A9CCB7, #A9BFCC
Tetradic#BFCCA9, #A9CCC8, #B7A9CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G169
B173
Red204 (80%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue353.14°
Saturation (HSL)25.55%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G A9 · B AD
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