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Colour

#C4879B

  • #C4879B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C4879B is a red with RGB values 196, 135, 155 and HSL 340°, 34%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C4879B#C4879B
HEX#C4879B
RGBrgb(196, 135, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5294, 0.6078
RGB percentages76.9%, 52.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(340.3, 34.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 31.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 20.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,879,771
CSS custom property--colour: #C4879B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#3B7864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E929Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CE848Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.1Light pink · ΔE 19.3Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5Pink · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 23Plum · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87C4B0
Analogous#C487BA, #C49287
Triadic#9BC487, #879BC4
Split complementary#87C492, #87BAC4
Tetradic#BAC487, #87C4B0, #9287C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EEF0
Lighter +20%#E6CBD4
Lighter +10%#D5A9B7
Darker −10%#B3657F
Darker −20%#9A4B65
Darker −30%#773B4F
Darker −40%#552A38
More saturated +25%#DA7193
Less saturated −25%#AE9DA3

Channel breakdown

R196
G135
B155
Red196 (76.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue340.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.08%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 87 · B 9B

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