Recognised as Colour

#C47A79

#C47A79
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C47A79 is a red with RGB values 196, 122, 121 and HSL 1°, 39%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C47A79

RGBrgb(196, 122, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4784, 0.4745

RGB percentages76.9%, 47.8%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(0.8, 38.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.8, 38.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 37.8%, 38.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,876,409

CSS custom property--colour: #C47A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#3B8586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898579no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9478no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D2717Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14 Light coral · ΔE 17.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 19.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9 Light pink · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79C3C4

Analogous#C4799D, #C4A079

Triadic#79C47A, #7A79C4

Split complementary#79C4A0, #799EC4

Tetradic#9EC479, #79C3C4, #9F79C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E3E3

Lighter +20%#E3C0C0

Lighter +10%#D49D9C

Darker −10%#B45756

Darker −20%#954342

Darker −30%#723332

Darker −40%#4E2323

More saturated +25%#DC6361

Less saturated −25%#AC9191

Channel breakdown

R196

G122

B121

Red196 (76.9%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue0.8°

Saturation (HSL)38.86%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 7A · B 79

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