Colour

#C59489

#C59489
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C59489 is a red with RGB values 197, 148, 137 and HSL 11°, 34%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C59489

RGBrgb(197, 148, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5804, 0.5373

RGB percentages77.3%, 58%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(11, 34.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11, 30.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 24.9%, 30.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,948,617

CSS custom property--colour: #C59489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#3A6B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9A88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAA389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D08E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.7 Tan · ΔE 18.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 19 Light pink · ΔE 20.6 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6 Pink · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89BAC5

Analogous#C5899C, #C5B289

Triadic#89C594, #9489C5

Split complementary#89C5B2, #899CC5

Tetradic#9CC589, #89BAC5, #B289C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F1F0

Lighter +20%#E7D2CD

Lighter +10%#D6B3AB

Darker −10%#B47567

Darker −20%#9C5B4C

Darker −30%#79473C

Darker −40%#57332B

More saturated +25%#DB8673

Less saturated −25%#AFA29F

Channel breakdown

R197

G148

B137

Red197 (77.3%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue11°

Saturation (HSL)34.09%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 94 · B 89

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Colour values

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