Recognised as Colour

#CDACA9

#CDACA9
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CDACA9 is a red with RGB values 205, 172, 169 and HSL 5°, 26%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CDACA9#CDACA9

HEX#CDACA9

RGBrgb(205, 172, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6745, 0.6627

RGB percentages80.4%, 67.5%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(5, 26.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5, 17.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 16.1%, 17.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,479,081

CSS custom property--colour: #CDACA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#325356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B0A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAB6A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D5A9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 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 text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11 Dark grey · ΔE 13.5 Silver · ΔE 13.8 Pink · ΔE 16.6 Thistle · ΔE 16.8 Light grey · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9CACD

Analogous#CDA9B8, #CDBEA9

Triadic#A9CDAC, #ACA9CD

Split complementary#A9CDBE, #A9B8CD

Tetradic#B8CDA9, #A9CACD, #BEA9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EAEA

Lighter +10%#E0CBC9

Darker −10%#BA8D89

Darker −20%#A86E69

Darker −30%#8C5651

Darker −40%#6C423F

More saturated +25%#DE9E98

Less saturated −25%#BCBABA

Channel breakdown

R205

G172

B169

Red205 (80.4%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue5°

Saturation (HSL)26.47%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G AC · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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