Colour
#CCACA9
- #CCACA9
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CCACA9 is a red with RGB values 204, 172, 169 and HSL 5°, 26%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CCACA9#CCACA9
HEX#CCACA9
RGBrgb(204, 172, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6745, 0.6627
RGB percentages80%, 67.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(5.1, 25.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.1, 17.2%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 17.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,545
CSS custom property--colour: #CCACA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#335356
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9C9CC
Analogous#CCA9B8, #CCBEA9
Triadic#A9CCAC, #ACA9CC
Split complementary#A9CCBE, #A9B8CC
Tetradic#B8CCA9, #A9C9CC, #BEA9CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G172
B169
Red204 (80%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue5.14°
Saturation (HSL)25.55%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AC · B A9
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