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Recognised as Colour

#CDACA4

  • #CDACA4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CDACA4 is a red with RGB values 205, 172, 164 and HSL 12°, 29%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CDACA4#CDACA4
HEX#CDACA4
RGBrgb(205, 172, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6745, 0.6431
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(11.7, 29.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 20%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 20%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,479,076
CSS custom property--colour: #CDACA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#32535B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B3AFA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB6A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D5A8AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A4C5CD
Analogous#CDA4B1, #CDC1A4
Triadic#A4CDAC, #ACA4CD
Split complementary#A4CDC1, #A4B1CD
Tetradic#B1CDA4, #A4C5CD, #C1A4CD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1E8E6
Lighter +10%#DFCAC5
Darker −10%#BB8E83
Darker −20%#A97062
Darker −30%#8B594D
Darker −40%#6A443B
More saturated +25%#DFA192
Less saturated −25%#BBB7B6

Channel breakdown

R205
G172
B164
Red205 (80.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue11.71°
Saturation (HSL)29.08%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AC · B A4

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