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Recognised as Colour

#C3608A

  • #C3608A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C3608A is a red with RGB values 195, 96, 138 and HSL 335°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C3608A#C3608A
HEX#C3608A
RGBrgb(195, 96, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.3765, 0.5412
RGB percentages76.5%, 37.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(334.5, 45.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 50.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 50.8%, 29.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,804,234
CSS custom property--colour: #C3608A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#3C9F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D768Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#878788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D05B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.5Hot pink · ΔE 23.9Indian red · ΔE 26.8Light coral · ΔE 27.2Plum · ΔE 28.6Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60C399
Analogous#C360BC, #C36860
Triadic#8AC360, #608AC3
Split complementary#60C368, #60BCC3
Tetradic#BBC360, #60C399, #6760C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4F7
Lighter +30%#EDCFDC
Lighter +20%#DFAAC0
Lighter +10%#D185A5
Darker −10%#AE4270
Darker −20%#893458
Darker −30%#642640
Darker −40%#3F1829
More saturated +25%#DE4586
Less saturated −25%#A87B8E

Channel breakdown

R195
G96
B138
Red195 (76.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue334.55°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 60 · B 8A

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