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Recognised as Colour

#CD998A

  • #CD998A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CD998A is a red with RGB values 205, 153, 138 and HSL 13°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CD998A#CD998A
HEX#CD998A
RGBrgb(205, 153, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6, 0.5412
RGB percentages80.4%, 60%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(13.4, 40.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.4, 32.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 25.4%, 32.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,474,186
CSS custom property--colour: #CD998A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#326675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59F89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A98Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D99295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 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 text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.8Dark salmon · ΔE 16.4Tan · ΔE 16.9Light pink · ΔE 20Burlywood · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABECD
Analogous#CD8A9C, #CDBB8A
Triadic#8ACD99, #998ACD
Split complementary#8ACDBB, #8A9CCD
Tetradic#9CCD8A, #8ABECD, #BB8ACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF6F5
Lighter +20%#ECD7D1
Lighter +10%#DCB8AE
Darker −10%#BE7A66
Darker −20%#A95E48
Darker −30%#854A39
Darker −40%#61362A
More saturated +25%#E28D75
Less saturated −25%#B8A59F

Channel breakdown

R205
G153
B138
Red205 (80.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue13.43°
Saturation (HSL)40.12%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 99 · B 8A

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