Recognised as Colour
#CD8DA5
- #CD8DA5
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CD8DA5 is a red with RGB values 205, 141, 165 and HSL 338°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CD8DA5#CD8DA5
HEX#CD8DA5
RGBrgb(205, 141, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5529, 0.6471
RGB percentages80.4%, 55.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(337.5, 39%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 31.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 19.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,471,141
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8DA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#32725A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DCDB5
Analogous#CD8DC5, #CD958D
Triadic#A5CD8D, #8DA5CD
Split complementary#8DCD95, #8DC5CD
Tetradic#C5CD8D, #8DCDB5, #958DCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G141
B165
Red205 (80.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)39.02%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 8D · B A5
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