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Recognised as Colour

#C2849D

  • #C2849D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C2849D is a red with RGB values 194, 132, 157 and HSL 336°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C2849D#C2849D
HEX#C2849D
RGBrgb(194, 132, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5176, 0.6157
RGB percentages76.1%, 51.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(335.8, 33.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.8, 32%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 19.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,747,933
CSS custom property--colour: #C2849D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#3D7B62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8F9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#999A9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5Light pink · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 22.2Pink · ΔE 22.9Thistle · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84C2A9
Analogous#C284BC, #C28A84
Triadic#9DC284, #849DC2
Split complementary#84C28A, #84BCC2
Tetradic#BCC284, #84C2A9, #8A84C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EAEE
Lighter +20%#E4C8D3
Lighter +10%#D3A6B8
Darker −10%#B16282
Darker −20%#964A69
Darker −30%#743951
Darker −40%#522839
More saturated +25%#D96D99
Less saturated −25%#AB9BA1

Channel breakdown

R194
G132
B157
Red194 (76.1%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue335.81°
Saturation (HSL)33.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 84 · B 9D

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