Colour

#C55956

#C55956
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C55956 is a red with RGB values 197, 89, 86 and HSL 2°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C55956

RGBrgb(197, 89, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.349, 0.3373

RGB percentages77.3%, 34.9%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(1.6, 48.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 56.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 54.8%, 56.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,933,462

CSS custom property--colour: #C55956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#3AA6A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736D55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8354no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D74759no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 2.8 Light coral · ΔE 15 Salmon · ΔE 17.1 Brown · ΔE 17.3 Sienna · ΔE 20.2 Firebrick · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 2.81, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56C2C5

Analogous#C5568B, #C59156

Triadic#56C559, #5956C5

Split complementary#56C590, #568AC5

Tetradic#8BC556, #56C2C5, #9156C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9EEEE

Lighter +30%#ECC9C8

Lighter +20%#DFA4A2

Lighter +10%#D27E7C

Darker −10%#AD3E3B

Darker −20%#87312E

Darker −30%#612321

Darker −40%#3B1514

More saturated +25%#E13E3A

Less saturated −25%#A97472

Channel breakdown

R197

G89

B86

Red197 (77.3%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue1.62°

Saturation (HSL)48.9%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 59 · B 56

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