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Recognised as Colour

#C2717E

  • #C2717E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C2717E is a red with RGB values 194, 113, 126 and HSL 350°, 40%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C2717E#C2717E
HEX#C2717E
RGBrgb(194, 113, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4431, 0.4941
RGB percentages76.1%, 44.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(350.4, 39.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.4, 41.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 41.8%, 35.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,743,038
CSS custom property--colour: #C2717E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#3D8E81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F7F7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#938E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D06976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.1Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8Light coral · ΔE 18.3Indian red · ΔE 19.4Light pink · ΔE 24.9Dark salmon · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71C2B5
Analogous#C271A6, #C28D71
Triadic#7EC271, #717EC2
Split complementary#71C28D, #71A6C2
Tetradic#A6C271, #71C2B5, #8D71C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0DCDF
Lighter +20%#E1B8BF
Lighter +10%#D1959E
Darker −10%#B34D5E
Darker −20%#8F3E4B
Darker −30%#6C2E38
Darker −40%#481F26
More saturated +25%#DB586D
Less saturated −25%#A98A8F

Channel breakdown

R194
G113
B126
Red194 (76.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue350.37°
Saturation (HSL)39.9%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 71 · B 7E

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