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Recognised as Colour

#C46D72

  • #C46D72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C46D72 is a red with RGB values 196, 109, 114 and HSL 357°, 42%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C46D72#C46D72
HEX#C46D72
RGBrgb(196, 109, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4275, 0.4471
RGB percentages76.9%, 42.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(356.6, 42.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 44.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 41.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,873,074
CSS custom property--colour: #C46D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3B928D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F7C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#948D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D3636Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14Light coral · ΔE 14.6Pale violetred · ΔE 16.8Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4Dark salmon · ΔE 21.6Salmon · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DC4BF
Analogous#C46D9E, #C4946D
Triadic#72C46D, #6D72C4
Split complementary#6DC494, #6D9DC4
Tetradic#9DC46D, #6DC4BF, #936DC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#F0DADB
Lighter +20%#E1B6B8
Lighter +10%#D39195
Darker −10%#B5494F
Darker −20%#913A3F
Darker −30%#6C2C2F
Darker −40%#481D20
More saturated +25%#DE535B
Less saturated −25%#AA8789

Channel breakdown

R196
G109
B114
Red196 (76.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue356.55°
Saturation (HSL)42.44%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 6D · B 72

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