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Recognised as Colour

#C38D8F

  • #C38D8F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C38D8F is a red with RGB values 195, 141, 143 and HSL 358°, 31%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C38D8F#C38D8F
HEX#C38D8F
RGBrgb(195, 141, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5529, 0.5608
RGB percentages76.5%, 55.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(357.8, 31%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 27.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 26.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,815,759
CSS custom property--colour: #C38D8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#3C7270

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96958Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39F8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CE888Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 3.8Light pink · ΔE 18.7Pink · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 22.6Dark salmon · ΔE 22.7Thistle · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 3.82, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DC3C1
Analogous#C38DAA, #C3A68D
Triadic#8FC38D, #8D8FC3
Split complementary#8DC3A6, #8DAAC3
Tetradic#AAC38D, #8DC3C1, #A68DC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F1F1
Lighter +20%#E6D0D1
Lighter +10%#D5AEB0
Darker −10%#B16C6E
Darker −20%#995153
Darker −30%#783F41
Darker −40%#562E2F
More saturated +25%#D9777B
Less saturated −25%#ADA3A3

Channel breakdown

R195
G141
B143
Red195 (76.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue357.78°
Saturation (HSL)31.03%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 8D · B 8F

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