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Recognised as Colour

#C28E71

  • #C28E71
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#C28E71 is a orange with RGB values 194, 142, 113 and HSL 21°, 40%, 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

#C28E71#C28E71
HEX#C28E71
RGBrgb(194, 142, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5569, 0.4431
RGB percentages76.1%, 55.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(21.5, 39.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.5, 41.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 26.8%, 41.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,750,449
CSS custom property--colour: #C28E71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#3D718E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C936Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89E71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CF8586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 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 text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.5Tan · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 16.6Burlywood · ΔE 17.7Light salmon · ΔE 22.3Peru · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71A5C2
Analogous#C2717D, #C2B771
Triadic#71C28E, #8E71C2
Split complementary#71C2B7, #717CC2
Tetradic#7CC271, #71A5C2, #B771C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E3DC
Lighter +20%#E1C7B8
Lighter +10%#D1AA95
Darker −10%#B3724D
Darker −20%#8F5B3E
Darker −30%#6C442E
Darker −40%#482E1F
More saturated +25%#DB8758
Less saturated −25%#A9958A

Channel breakdown

R194
G142
B113
Red194 (76.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue21.48°
Saturation (HSL)39.9%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8E · B 71

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