Colour

#C4918B

#C4918B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C4918B is a red with RGB values 196, 145, 139 and HSL 6°, 33%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C4918B

RGBrgb(196, 145, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5686, 0.5451

RGB percentages76.9%, 56.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(6.3, 32.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 29.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 26%, 29.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,882,315

CSS custom property--colour: #C4918B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#3B6E74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B978Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A18Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CF8B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.5 Light pink · ΔE 19.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.2 Pink · ΔE 21 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Dark grey · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.54, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BBEC4

Analogous#C48BA2, #C4AE8B

Triadic#8BC491, #918BC4

Split complementary#8BC4AD, #8BA2C4

Tetradic#A2C48B, #8BBEC4, #AD8BC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F1F0

Lighter +20%#E6D1CF

Lighter +10%#D5B1AD

Darker −10%#B37169

Darker −20%#9A574F

Darker −30%#79443D

Darker −40%#57312C

More saturated +25%#DA8075

Less saturated −25%#AEA2A1

Channel breakdown

R196

G145

B139

Red196 (76.9%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue6.32°

Saturation (HSL)32.57%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 91 · B 8B

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