Colour

#C5839A

#C5839A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C5839A is a red with RGB values 197, 131, 154 and HSL 339°, 36%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C5839A

RGBrgb(197, 131, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5137, 0.6039

RGB percentages77.3%, 51.4%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(339.1, 36.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 33.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 33.5%, 21.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,944,282

CSS custom property--colour: #C5839A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#3A7C65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8F9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9A98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CF808Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.1 Light pink · ΔE 20.2 Pink · ΔE 22.6 Plum · ΔE 23.5 Thistle · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83C5AE

Analogous#C583BB, #C58D83

Triadic#9AC583, #839AC5

Split complementary#83C58D, #83BBC5

Tetradic#BBC583, #83C5AE, #8D83C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EBEF

Lighter +20%#E6C8D3

Lighter +10%#D5A6B6

Darker −10%#B5607E

Darker −20%#9A4865

Darker −30%#77384E

Darker −40%#542837

More saturated +25%#DC6C93

Less saturated −25%#AE9AA1

Channel breakdown

R197

G131

B154

Red197 (77.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue339.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.26%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 83 · B 9A

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Colour values

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