Colour

#C68070

#C68070
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#C68070 is a red with RGB values 198, 128, 112 and HSL 11°, 43%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#C68070

RGBrgb(198, 128, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.502, 0.4392

RGB percentages77.6%, 50.2%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(11.2, 43%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 43.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 35.4%, 43.4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,009,008

CSS custom property--colour: #C68070;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#397F8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90896Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1976Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D5767Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9 Light coral · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 21 Light salmon · ΔE 21.4 Salmon · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70B6C6

Analogous#C6708B, #C6AB70

Triadic#70C680, #8070C6

Split complementary#70C6AB, #708BC6

Tetradic#8BC670, #70B6C6, #AB70C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E1DD

Lighter +20%#E3C1B9

Lighter +10%#D5A094

Darker −10%#B7604C

Darker −20%#954C3B

Darker −30%#70392D

Darker −40%#4C271E

More saturated +25%#DF7057

Less saturated −25%#AD9089

Channel breakdown

R198

G128

B112

Red198 (77.6%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue11.16°

Saturation (HSL)43%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 80 · B 70

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