Recognised as Colour

#CD9DAB

#CD9DAB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CD9DAB is a red with RGB values 205, 157, 171 and HSL 343°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CD9DAB#CD9DAB

HEX#CD9DAB

RGBrgb(205, 157, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6157, 0.6706

RGB percentages80.4%, 61.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(342.5, 32.4%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 23.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 16.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,475,243

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#326254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A5ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEADAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D59BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.6 Light pink · ΔE 15 Pink · ΔE 15.1 Thistle · ΔE 15.4 Dark grey · ΔE 20 Silver · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DCDBF

Analogous#CD9DC3, #CDA79D

Triadic#ABCD9D, #9DABCD

Split complementary#9DCDA7, #9DC3CD

Tetradic#C3CD9D, #9DCDBF, #A79DCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE1E5

Lighter +10%#DEBFC8

Darker −10%#BC7B8E

Darker −20%#AB5971

Darker −30%#8A475A

Darker −40%#693544

More saturated +25%#E08BA3

Less saturated −25%#BBB0B3

Channel breakdown

R205

G157

B171

Red205 (80.4%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue342.5°

Saturation (HSL)32.43%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 9D · B AB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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