Colour

#C37178

#C37178
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C37178 is a red with RGB values 195, 113, 120 and HSL 355°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C37178

RGBrgb(195, 113, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.4431, 0.4706

RGB percentages76.5%, 44.3%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(354.9, 40.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 42.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 42.1%, 38.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,808,568

CSS custom property--colour: #C37178;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#3C8E87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817F78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#958F76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D16874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.3 Light coral · ΔE 16.3 Indian red · ΔE 17 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.3 Salmon · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#71C3BC

Analogous#C371A1, #C39371

Triadic#78C371, #7178C3

Split complementary#71C393, #71A1C3

Tetradic#A1C371, #71C3BC, #9371C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0DDDE

Lighter +20%#E1B9BC

Lighter +10%#D2959A

Darker −10%#B44D56

Darker −20%#913D44

Darker −30%#6D2E33

Darker −40%#491F22

More saturated +25%#DC5863

Less saturated −25%#AA8A8D

Channel breakdown

R195

G113

B120

Red195 (76.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue354.88°

Saturation (HSL)40.59%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 71 · B 78

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