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Recognised as Colour

#CD989A

  • #CD989A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CD989A is a red with RGB values 205, 152, 154 and HSL 358°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CD989A#CD989A
HEX#CD989A
RGBrgb(205, 152, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5961, 0.6039
RGB percentages80.4%, 59.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(357.7, 34.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 25.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 25.9%, 24.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,473,946
CSS custom property--colour: #CD989A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#326765

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A19F9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D89399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#98CDCB
Analogous#CD98B4, #CDB198
Triadic#9ACD98, #989ACD
Split complementary#98CDB1, #98B4CD
Tetradic#B4CD98, #98CDCB, #B198CD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDDDD
Lighter +10%#DEBABC
Darker −10%#BC7678
Darker −20%#AC5357
Darker −30%#894345
Darker −40%#673234
More saturated +25%#E08588
Less saturated −25%#BAABAC

Channel breakdown

R205
G152
B154
Red205 (80.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue357.74°
Saturation (HSL)34.64%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 98 · B 9A

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