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Recognised as Colour

#C5577E

  • #C5577E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C5577E is a red with RGB values 197, 87, 126 and HSL 339°, 49%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C5577E#C5577E
HEX#C5577E
RGBrgb(197, 87, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3412, 0.4941
RGB percentages77.3%, 34.1%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(338.7, 48.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 55.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 55.8%, 36%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,932,990
CSS custom property--colour: #C5577E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#3AA881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696F7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#86847Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D44E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.8Indian red · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 23.7Light coral · ΔE 24.7Medium violet red · ΔE 28.6Salmon · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57C59E
Analogous#C557B5, #C56757
Triadic#7EC557, #577EC5
Split complementary#57C567, #57B5C5
Tetradic#B5C557, #57C59E, #6757C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EFF2
Lighter +30%#ECC9D5
Lighter +20%#DFA3B8
Lighter +10%#D27D9B
Darker −10%#AD3C64
Darker −20%#872F4E
Darker −30%#612238
Darker −40%#3B1522
More saturated +25%#E13B76
Less saturated −25%#A97386

Channel breakdown

R197
G87
B126
Red197 (77.3%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue338.73°
Saturation (HSL)48.67%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 57 · B 7E

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