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Colour

#C45A78

  • #C45A78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C45A78 is a red with RGB values 196, 90, 120 and HSL 343°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C45A78#C45A78
HEX#C45A78
RGBrgb(196, 90, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3529, 0.4706
RGB percentages76.9%, 35.3%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(343, 47.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 54.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 54.1%, 38.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,868,216
CSS custom property--colour: #C45A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#3BA587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7079no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#888476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D35065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.9Indian red · ΔE 18.4Light coral · ΔE 21.1Hot pink · ΔE 27.2Salmon · ΔE 29.4Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AC4A6
Analogous#C45AAD, #C4715A
Triadic#78C45A, #5A78C4
Split complementary#5AC471, #5AADC4
Tetradic#ADC45A, #5AC4A6, #715AC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF0F3
Lighter +30%#ECCBD4
Lighter +20%#DFA5B5
Lighter +10%#D18097
Darker −10%#AD3E5D
Darker −20%#883049
Darker −30%#622335
Darker −40%#3C1621
More saturated +25%#E03E6C
Less saturated −25%#A87684

Channel breakdown

R196
G90
B120
Red196 (76.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue343.02°
Saturation (HSL)47.32%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 5A · B 78

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