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Recognised as Colour

#C27D77

  • #C27D77
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C27D77 is a red with RGB values 194, 125, 119 and HSL 5°, 38%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C27D77#C27D77
HEX#C27D77
RGBrgb(194, 125, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4902, 0.4667
RGB percentages76.1%, 49%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(4.8, 38.1%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 38.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 38.7%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,746,103
CSS custom property--colour: #C27D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#3D8288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D0747Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7Dark salmon · ΔE 17Light coral · ΔE 18.8Indian red · ΔE 21.1Light pink · ΔE 23.7Pale violetred · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77BCC2
Analogous#C27797, #C2A377
Triadic#77C27D, #7D77C2
Split complementary#77C2A2, #7797C2
Tetradic#97C277, #77BCC2, #A277C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E2E1
Lighter +20%#E2C0BD
Lighter +10%#D29F9A
Darker −10%#B25B54
Darker −20%#924841
Darker −30%#6E3632
Darker −40%#4B2522
More saturated +25%#DB685E
Less saturated −25%#A99290

Channel breakdown

R194
G125
B119
Red194 (76.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue4.8°
Saturation (HSL)38.07%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 7D · B 77

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