Recognised as Colour
#CDA497
- #CDA497
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CDA497 is a red with RGB values 205, 164, 151 and HSL 14°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CDA497#CDA497
HEX#CDA497
RGBrgb(205, 164, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6431, 0.5922
RGB percentages80.4%, 64.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(14.4, 35.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.4, 26.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 26.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,477,015
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA497;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#325B68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97C0CD
Analogous#CD97A5, #CDBF97
Triadic#97CDA4, #A497CD
Split complementary#97CDBF, #97A5CD
Tetradic#A5CD97, #97C0CD, #BF97CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G164
B151
Red205 (80.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue14.44°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G A4 · B 97
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