Colour

#C68498

#C68498
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C68498 is a red with RGB values 198, 132, 152 and HSL 342°, 37%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C68498

RGBrgb(198, 132, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5176, 0.5961

RGB percentages77.6%, 51.8%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(341.8, 36.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 33.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 23.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,010,072

CSS custom property--colour: #C68498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#397B67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D9099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9B97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D1808Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.4 Light pink · ΔE 19.5 Pink · ΔE 21.9 Plum · ΔE 24.8 Light coral · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84C6B2

Analogous#C684B9, #C69184

Triadic#98C684, #8498C6

Split complementary#84C691, #84B9C6

Tetradic#B9C684, #84C6B2, #9184C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EDF0

Lighter +20%#E6CAD2

Lighter +10%#D6A7B5

Darker −10%#B6617B

Darker −20%#9C4862

Darker −30%#79384C

Darker −40%#562836

More saturated +25%#DD6D8F

Less saturated −25%#B09BA1

Channel breakdown

R198

G132

B152

Red198 (77.6%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue341.82°

Saturation (HSL)36.67%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 84 · B 98

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Colour values

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