Recognised as Colour

#CD9EAC

#CD9EAC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CD9EAC is a red with RGB values 205, 158, 172 and HSL 342°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CD9EAC#CD9EAC

HEX#CD9EAC

RGBrgb(205, 158, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6196, 0.6745

RGB percentages80.4%, 62%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(342.1, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 22.9%, 16.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,475,500

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#326153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A6ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEADABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D59CA3no 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 text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.8 Thistle · ΔE 14.9 Pink · ΔE 15 Light pink · ΔE 15.1 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Silver · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ECDBF

Analogous#CD9EC4, #CDA79E

Triadic#ACCD9E, #9EACCD

Split complementary#9ECDA7, #9EC4CD

Tetradic#C4CD9E, #9ECDBF, #A79ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0E1E6

Lighter +10%#DEC0C9

Darker −10%#BC7C8F

Darker −20%#AA5B72

Darker −30%#8B475B

Darker −40%#693645

More saturated +25%#DF8CA5

Less saturated −25%#BBB0B3

Channel breakdown

R205

G158

B172

Red205 (80.4%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue342.13°

Saturation (HSL)31.97%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 9E · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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