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Colour

#C28E6E

  • #C28E6E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#C28E6E is a orange with RGB values 194, 142, 110 and HSL 23°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#C28E6E#C28E6E
HEX#C28E6E
RGBrgb(194, 142, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5569, 0.4314
RGB percentages76.1%, 55.7%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(22.9, 40.8%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.9, 43.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 26.8%, 43.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,750,446
CSS custom property--colour: #C28E6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#3D7191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D936Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99E6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D08486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.4Tan · ΔE 15.8Burlywood · ΔE 17Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2Light salmon · ΔE 21.8Peru · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EA2C2
Analogous#C26E78, #C2B86E
Triadic#6EC28E, #8E6EC2
Split complementary#6EC2B8, #6E78C2
Tetradic#78C26E, #6EA2C2, #B86EC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#EFE2DA
Lighter +20%#E0C6B6
Lighter +10%#D1AA92
Darker −10%#B2724B
Darker −20%#8E5B3C
Darker −30%#6A442D
Darker −40%#462D1E
More saturated +25%#DC8854
Less saturated −25%#A89488

Channel breakdown

R194
G142
B110
Red194 (76.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue22.86°
Saturation (HSL)40.78%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8E · B 6E

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