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Recognised as Colour

#C4688E

  • #C4688E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C4688E is a red with RGB values 196, 104, 142 and HSL 335°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C4688E#C4688E
HEX#C4688E
RGBrgb(196, 104, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4078, 0.5569
RGB percentages76.9%, 40.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(335.2, 43.8%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 46.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 46.9%, 27.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,871,822
CSS custom property--colour: #C4688E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#3B9771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D06376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.1Hot pink · ΔE 26Light coral · ΔE 26.1Plum · ΔE 26.5Indian red · ΔE 26.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68C49E
Analogous#C468BC, #C47068
Triadic#8EC468, #688EC4
Split complementary#68C470, #68BCC4
Tetradic#BCC468, #68C49E, #7068C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFC
Lighter +30%#EFD6E0
Lighter +20%#E1B1C5
Lighter +10%#D28DA9
Darker −10%#B34673
Darker −20%#8E385B
Darker −30%#6A2944
Darker −40%#451B2C
More saturated +25%#DE4E89
Less saturated −25%#AA8293

Channel breakdown

R196
G104
B142
Red196 (76.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue335.22°
Saturation (HSL)43.81%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 68 · B 8E

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