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Recognised as Colour

#C17E87

  • #C17E87
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C17E87 is a red with RGB values 193, 126, 135 and HSL 352°, 35%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C17E87#C17E87
HEX#C17E87
RGBrgb(193, 126, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4941, 0.5294
RGB percentages75.7%, 49.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(351.9, 35.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 34.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.7%, 30.1%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,680,839
CSS custom property--colour: #C17E87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#3E8178

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#898987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#999586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CD7881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7EC1B8
Analogous#C17EA9, #C1967E
Triadic#87C17E, #7E87C1
Split complementary#7EC196, #7EA9C1
Tetradic#A9C17E, #7EC1B8, #967EC1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E5E7
Lighter +20%#E2C3C7
Lighter +10%#D2A0A7
Darker −10%#B05C67
Darker −20%#934651
Darker −30%#70363E
Darker −40%#4E252B
More saturated +25%#D96676
Less saturated −25%#A99698

Channel breakdown

R193
G126
B135
Red193 (75.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue351.94°
Saturation (HSL)35.08%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 7E · B 87

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