Colour

#C16660

#C16660
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C16660 is a red with RGB values 193, 102, 96 and HSL 4°, 44%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C16660#C16660

HEX#C16660

RGBrgb(193, 102, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4, 0.3765

RGB percentages75.7%, 40%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(3.7, 43.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 50.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK0%, 47.2%, 50.3%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,674,656

CSS custom property--colour: #C16660;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#3E999F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B755Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#91885Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D15965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.5 Light coral · ΔE 14.4 Salmon · ΔE 19 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.5 Sienna · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60BBC1

Analogous#C1608A, #C19760

Triadic#60C166, #6660C1

Split complementary#60C197, #608AC1

Tetradic#8AC160, #60BBC1, #9760C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF3F3

Lighter +30%#ECD0CE

Lighter +20%#DEADA9

Lighter +10%#CF8985

Darker −10%#AB4943

Darker −20%#873A34

Darker −30%#622A26

Darker −40%#3D1A18

More saturated +25%#DD4E44

Less saturated −25%#A57E7C

Channel breakdown

R193

G102

B96

Red193 (75.7%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue3.71°

Saturation (HSL)43.89%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C1 · G 66 · B 60

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