Recognised as Colour

#CEA297

#CEA297
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CEA297 is a red with RGB values 206, 162, 151 and HSL 12°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CEA297#CEA297

HEX#CEA297

RGBrgb(206, 162, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6353, 0.5922

RGB percentages80.8%, 63.5%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(12, 35.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 26.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 21.4%, 26.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,542,039

CSS custom property--colour: #CEA297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#315D68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACA796no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6AF97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D99C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.9 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Light pink · ΔE 18.5 Pink · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Silver · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C3CE

Analogous#CE97A7, #CEBD97

Triadic#97CEA2, #A297CE

Split complementary#97CEBD, #97A7CE

Tetradic#A7CE97, #97C3CE, #BD97CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE0DC

Lighter +10%#DEC1BA

Darker −10%#BE8374

Darker −20%#AD6452

Darker −30%#8B5041

Darker −40%#683C31

More saturated +25%#E19784

Less saturated −25%#BBADAA

Channel breakdown

R206

G162

B151

Red206 (80.8%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)35.95%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G A2 · B 97

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