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Recognised as Colour

#C4728A

  • #C4728A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C4728A is a red with RGB values 196, 114, 138 and HSL 342°, 41%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C4728A#C4728A
HEX#C4728A
RGBrgb(196, 114, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4471, 0.5412
RGB percentages76.9%, 44.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(342.4, 41%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.4, 41.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 41.8%, 29.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,874,378
CSS custom property--colour: #C4728A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#3B8D75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E818Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#939088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D16C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.7Rosy brown · ΔE 20Light coral · ΔE 21.8Indian red · ΔE 23.6Light pink · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72C4AC
Analogous#C472B3, #C48372
Triadic#8AC472, #728AC4
Split complementary#72C483, #72B3C4
Tetradic#B3C472, #72C4AC, #8372C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1DEE4
Lighter +20%#E2BAC6
Lighter +10%#D396A8
Darker −10%#B54E6C
Darker −20%#933D56
Darker −30%#6F2E41
Darker −40%#4B1F2C
More saturated +25%#DD5980
Less saturated −25%#AB8B94

Channel breakdown

R196
G114
B138
Red196 (76.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue342.44°
Saturation (HSL)41%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 72 · B 8A

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