Colour

#C4715D

#C4715D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#C4715D is a red with RGB values 196, 113, 93 and HSL 12°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#C4715D

RGBrgb(196, 113, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4431, 0.3647

RGB percentages76.9%, 44.3%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(11.7, 46.6%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 52.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 42.3%, 52.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,874,077

CSS custom property--colour: #C4715D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#3B8EA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857D5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#998E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D4646Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.9 Indian red · ΔE 14.8 Sienna · ΔE 16.4 Light coral · ΔE 16.6 Salmon · ΔE 18.5 Light salmon · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5DB0C4

Analogous#C45D7D, #C4A45D

Triadic#5DC471, #715DC4

Split complementary#5DC4A4, #5D7DC4

Tetradic#7DC45D, #5DB0C4, #A45DC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF4F3

Lighter +30%#EDD3CD

Lighter +20%#DFB3A8

Lighter +10%#D29282

Darker −10%#AE5540

Darker −20%#894332

Darker −30%#643124

Darker −40%#3E1E17

More saturated +25%#E06041

Less saturated −25%#A88279

Channel breakdown

R196

G113

B93

Red196 (76.9%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue11.65°

Saturation (HSL)46.61%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 71 · B 5D

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