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Recognised as Colour

#C48D80

  • #C48D80
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C48D80 is a red with RGB values 196, 141, 128 and HSL 11°, 37%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C48D80#C48D80
HEX#C48D80
RGBrgb(196, 141, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5529, 0.502
RGB percentages76.9%, 55.3%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(11.5, 36.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 34.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 34.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,881,280
CSS custom property--colour: #C48D80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#3B727F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99947Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69E80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D0868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.9Dark salmon · ΔE 16.6Tan · ΔE 20.3Light pink · ΔE 22Burlywood · ΔE 23.3Pink · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80B7C4
Analogous#C48095, #C4AF80
Triadic#80C48D, #8D80C4
Split complementary#80C4AF, #8095C4
Tetradic#95C480, #80B7C4, #AF80C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EBE8
Lighter +20%#E4CCC6
Lighter +10%#D4ACA3
Darker −10%#B46E5D
Darker −20%#985646
Darker −30%#754236
Darker −40%#522E26
More saturated +25%#DB7F69
Less saturated −25%#AD9B97

Channel breakdown

R196
G141
B128
Red196 (76.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue11.47°
Saturation (HSL)36.56%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 8D · B 80

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