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Colour

#C4696D

  • #C4696D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C4696D is a red with RGB values 196, 105, 109 and HSL 357°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C4696D#C4696D
HEX#C4696D
RGBrgb(196, 105, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4118, 0.4275
RGB percentages76.9%, 41.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(357.4, 43.5%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 46.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 44.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,872,045
CSS custom property--colour: #C4696D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#3B9692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C786Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#928B6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D35E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.6Light coral · ΔE 13.9Pale violetred · ΔE 17.4Salmon · ΔE 21.2Dark salmon · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69C4C0
Analogous#C4699B, #C49369
Triadic#6DC469, #696DC4
Split complementary#69C493, #699BC4
Tetradic#9BC469, #69C4C0, #9269C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFBFC
Lighter +30%#EFD7D8
Lighter +20%#E1B2B4
Lighter +10%#D28E91
Darker −10%#B3474B
Darker −20%#8F383C
Darker −30%#6A2A2D
Darker −40%#461B1D
More saturated +25%#DE4F55
Less saturated −25%#AA8385

Channel breakdown

R196
G105
B109
Red196 (76.9%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue357.36°
Saturation (HSL)43.54%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 69 · B 6D

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