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Recognised as Colour

#C27D89

  • #C27D89
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C27D89 is a red with RGB values 194, 125, 137 and HSL 350°, 36%, 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

#C27D89#C27D89
HEX#C27D89
RGBrgb(194, 125, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4902, 0.5373
RGB percentages76.1%, 49%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(349.6, 36.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 35.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 29.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,746,121
CSS custom property--colour: #C27D89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#3D8276

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888889no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#999588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CE7781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.1Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7Light pink · ΔE 21.2Light coral · ΔE 21.6Pink · ΔE 24.2Indian red · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DC2B6
Analogous#C27DAC, #C2947D
Triadic#89C27D, #7D89C2
Split complementary#7DC294, #7DABC2
Tetradic#ABC27D, #7DC2B6, #947DC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E5E8
Lighter +20%#E3C2C8
Lighter +10%#D2A0A9
Darker −10%#B25A69
Darker −20%#944553
Darker −30%#71353F
Darker −40%#4E252C
More saturated +25%#DA6579
Less saturated −25%#AA9599

Channel breakdown

R194
G125
B137
Red194 (76.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue349.57°
Saturation (HSL)36.13%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 7D · B 89

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