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Recognised as Colour

#C5686E

  • #C5686E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C5686E is a red with RGB values 197, 104, 110 and HSL 356°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C5686E#C5686E
HEX#C5686E
RGBrgb(197, 104, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4078, 0.4314
RGB percentages77.3%, 40.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(356.1, 44.5%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.1, 47.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 47.2%, 44.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,937,326
CSS custom property--colour: #C5686E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#3A9791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B786Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#928B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D55C6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.4Light coral · ΔE 13.8Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4Salmon · ΔE 21.3Dark salmon · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68C5BF
Analogous#C5689D, #C59168
Triadic#6EC568, #686EC5
Split complementary#68C591, #689DC5
Tetradic#9DC568, #68C5BF, #9168C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFBFC
Lighter +30%#EFD7D8
Lighter +20%#E1B2B5
Lighter +10%#D38D91
Darker −10%#B5454D
Darker −20%#90373D
Darker −30%#6B292D
Darker −40%#461B1E
More saturated +25%#DF4E57
Less saturated −25%#AB8285

Channel breakdown

R197
G104
B110
Red197 (77.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue356.13°
Saturation (HSL)44.5%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 68 · B 6E

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