Colour

#CE9CAB

#CE9CAB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CE9CAB is a red with RGB values 206, 156, 171 and HSL 342°, 34%, 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

#CE9CAB#CE9CAB

HEX#CE9CAB

RGBrgb(206, 156, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6118, 0.6706

RGB percentages80.8%, 61.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(342, 33.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 24.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 17%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,540,523

CSS custom property--colour: #CE9CAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#316354

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A4ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADADAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D79AA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10 Light pink · ΔE 14.8 Pink · ΔE 15.1 Thistle · ΔE 15.8 Dark grey · ΔE 20.9 Silver · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CCEBF

Analogous#CE9CC4, #CEA69C

Triadic#ABCE9C, #9CABCE

Split complementary#9CCEA6, #9CC4CE

Tetradic#C4CE9C, #9CCEBF, #A69CCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0E0E5

Lighter +10%#DFBEC8

Darker −10%#BD7A8E

Darker −20%#AC5871

Darker −30%#8C455A

Darker −40%#6A3444

More saturated +25%#E18AA4

Less saturated −25%#BCAFB2

Channel breakdown

R206

G156

B171

Red206 (80.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue342°

Saturation (HSL)33.78%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 9C · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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