Colour

#C65C51

#C65C51
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C65C51 is a red with RGB values 198, 92, 81 and HSL 6°, 51%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C65C51

RGBrgb(198, 92, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3608, 0.3176

RGB percentages77.6%, 36.1%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(5.6, 50.6%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.6, 59.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 53.5%, 59.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,999,761

CSS custom property--colour: #C65C51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#39A3AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#90854Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D8495Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 5.8 Light coral · ΔE 15.8 Salmon · ΔE 15.8 Sienna · ΔE 17.2 Brown · ΔE 17.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51BBC6

Analogous#C65181, #C69751

Triadic#51C65C, #5C51C6

Split complementary#51C697, #5181C6

Tetradic#81C651, #51BBC6, #9651C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8ECEB

Lighter +30%#ECC8C4

Lighter +20%#DFA49E

Lighter +10%#D38077

Darker −10%#AC4338

Darker −20%#85342C

Darker −30%#5F251F

Darker −40%#381613

More saturated +25%#E34534

Less saturated −25%#A9736E

Channel breakdown

R198

G92

B81

Red198 (77.6%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue5.64°

Saturation (HSL)50.65%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 5C · B 51

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