Recognised as Colour

#C5837D

#C5837D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C5837D is a red with RGB values 197, 131, 125 and HSL 5°, 38%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C5837D

RGBrgb(197, 131, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5137, 0.4902

RGB percentages77.3%, 51.4%, 49%

HSLhsl(5, 38.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5, 36.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 33.5%, 36.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,944,253

CSS custom property--colour: #C5837D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#3A7C82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#918C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0997Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D27B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.8 Light coral · ΔE 19.7 Light pink · ΔE 21.8 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Pink · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DBFC5

Analogous#C57D9B, #C5A77D

Triadic#7DC583, #837DC5

Split complementary#7DC5A7, #7D9BC5

Tetradic#9BC57D, #7DBFC5, #A77DC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E8E7

Lighter +20%#E4C6C4

Lighter +10%#D5A5A0

Darker −10%#B5615A

Darker −20%#984B44

Darker −30%#753A34

Darker −40%#522824

More saturated +25%#DD6F66

Less saturated −25%#AD9794

Channel breakdown

R197

G131

B125

Red197 (77.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue5°

Saturation (HSL)38.3%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 83 · B 7D

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