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Colour

#C26E59

  • #C26E59
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C26E59 is a red with RGB values 194, 110, 89 and HSL 12°, 46%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C26E59#C26E59
HEX#C26E59
RGBrgb(194, 110, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4314, 0.349
RGB percentages76.1%, 43.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(12, 46.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 54.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 54.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,742,233
CSS custom property--colour: #C26E59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#3D91A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#837A57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#978C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D26069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.4Dark salmon · ΔE 14.8Sienna · ΔE 15.1Light coral · ΔE 17.2Salmon · ΔE 18.6Light salmon · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59ADC2
Analogous#C25979, #C2A359
Triadic#59C26E, #6E59C2
Split complementary#59C2A3, #5979C2
Tetradic#79C259, #59ADC2, #A359C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0EE
Lighter +30%#EBD0C9
Lighter +20%#DDAFA4
Lighter +10%#D08F7E
Darker −10%#AA543E
Darker −20%#844131
Darker −30%#5F2F23
Darker −40%#3A1D15
More saturated +25%#DE5D3D
Less saturated −25%#A67F75

Channel breakdown

R194
G110
B89
Red194 (76.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)46.26%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 6E · B 59

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