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Recognised as Colour

#C6796D

  • #C6796D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#C6796D is a red with RGB values 198, 121, 109 and HSL 8°, 44%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#C6796D#C6796D
HEX#C6796D
RGBrgb(198, 121, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4745, 0.4275
RGB percentages77.6%, 47.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(8.1, 43.8%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.1, 44.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 44.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,007,213
CSS custom property--colour: #C6796D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#398692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A846Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D946Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#D56E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.9Light coral · ΔE 15.9Indian red · ΔE 17.2Rosy brown · ΔE 18Salmon · ΔE 21Sienna · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DBAC6
Analogous#C66D8D, #C6A56D
Triadic#6DC679, #796DC6
Split complementary#6DC6A5, #6D8EC6
Tetradic#8EC66D, #6DBAC6, #A66DC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1DEDB
Lighter +20%#E3BCB6
Lighter +10%#D49B92
Darker −10%#B85748
Darker −20%#93463A
Darker −30%#6F342B
Darker −40%#4A231D
More saturated +25%#DF6654
Less saturated −25%#AD8C86

Channel breakdown

R198
G121
B109
Red198 (77.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue8.09°
Saturation (HSL)43.84%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 79 · B 6D

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