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Recognised as Colour

#C28A79

  • #C28A79
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C28A79 is a red with RGB values 194, 138, 121 and HSL 14°, 37%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C28A79#C28A79
HEX#C28A79
RGBrgb(194, 138, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5412, 0.4745
RGB percentages76.1%, 54.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(14, 37.4%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14, 37.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 37.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,749,433
CSS custom property--colour: #C28A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#3D7586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49C79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CF8285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.3Dark salmon · ΔE 15.4Tan · ΔE 20Burlywood · ΔE 22.6Light coral · ΔE 24Light pink · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79B1C2
Analogous#C2798D, #C2AF79
Triadic#79C28A, #8A79C2
Split complementary#79C2AE, #798DC2
Tetradic#8DC279, #79B1C2, #AE79C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E6E2
Lighter +20%#E2C7BF
Lighter +10%#D2A99C
Darker −10%#B26B56
Darker −20%#925543
Darker −30%#6F4133
Darker −40%#4C2C23
More saturated +25%#DA7D61
Less saturated −25%#AA9791

Channel breakdown

R194
G138
B121
Red194 (76.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue13.97°
Saturation (HSL)37.44%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8A · B 79

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