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Colour

#C68996

  • #C68996
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C68996 is a red with RGB values 198, 137, 150 and HSL 347°, 35%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C68996#C68996
HEX#C68996
RGBrgb(198, 137, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5373, 0.5882
RGB percentages77.6%, 53.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(347.2, 34.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 30.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 30.8%, 24.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,011,350
CSS custom property--colour: #C68996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#397669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D1858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.1Light pink · ΔE 18Pink · ΔE 20.2Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 23.6Light coral · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89C6B9
Analogous#C689B4, #C69B89
Triadic#96C689, #8996C6
Split complementary#89C69A, #89B5C6
Tetradic#B5C689, #89C6B9, #9B89C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F0F2
Lighter +20%#E7CED3
Lighter +10%#D7ABB5
Darker −10%#B56777
Darker −20%#9D4C5D
Darker −30%#7B3B49
Darker −40%#582B34
More saturated +25%#DC7389
Less saturated −25%#B09FA3

Channel breakdown

R198
G137
B150
Red198 (77.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue347.21°
Saturation (HSL)34.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 89 · B 96

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