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Recognised as Colour

#C28A84

  • #C28A84
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C28A84 is a red with RGB values 194, 138, 132 and HSL 6°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C28A84#C28A84
HEX#C28A84
RGBrgb(194, 138, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5412, 0.5176
RGB percentages76.1%, 54.1%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(5.8, 33.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.8, 32%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 32%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,749,444
CSS custom property--colour: #C28A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#3D757B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959183no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39C83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CE8389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.3Dark salmon · ΔE 19.1Light pink · ΔE 20.8Pink · ΔE 22.7Tan · ΔE 23.5Light coral · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84BCC2
Analogous#C2849D, #C2A984
Triadic#84C28A, #8A84C2
Split complementary#84C2A9, #849DC2
Tetradic#9DC284, #84BCC2, #A984C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EBEA
Lighter +20%#E4CBC8
Lighter +10%#D3AAA6
Darker −10%#B16A62
Darker −20%#96524A
Darker −30%#743F39
Darker −40%#522C28
More saturated +25%#D9776D
Less saturated −25%#AB9D9B

Channel breakdown

R194
G138
B132
Red194 (76.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue5.81°
Saturation (HSL)33.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8A · B 84

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