Colour

#C66A6D

#C66A6D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C66A6D is a red with RGB values 198, 106, 109 and HSL 358°, 45%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C66A6D#C66A6D

HEX#C66A6D

RGBrgb(198, 106, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4157, 0.4275

RGB percentages77.6%, 41.6%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(358, 44.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 46.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 46.5%, 44.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,003,373

CSS custom property--colour: #C66A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#399592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#948C6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D65E6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.1 Light coral · ΔE 13.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7 Salmon · ΔE 20.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AC6C3

Analogous#C66A9B, #C6956A

Triadic#6DC66A, #6A6DC6

Split complementary#6AC695, #6A9BC6

Tetradic#9BC66A, #6AC6C3, #956AC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#F0D9D9

Lighter +20%#E2B4B5

Lighter +10%#D48F91

Darker −10%#B7464A

Darker −20%#92383B

Darker −30%#6D2A2C

Darker −40%#481C1D

More saturated +25%#E05055

Less saturated −25%#AC8485

Channel breakdown

R198

G106

B109

Red198 (77.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue358.04°

Saturation (HSL)44.66%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 6A · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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