Colour

#C7166E

#C7166E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C7166E is a red with RGB values 199, 22, 110 and HSL 330°, 80%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C7166E

RGBrgb(199, 22, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.0863, 0.4314

RGB percentages78%, 8.6%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(330.2, 80.1%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.2, 88.9%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 88.9%, 44.7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,047,406

CSS custom property--colour: #C7166E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#38E991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475370no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Deuteranopia#76736Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D80043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3 Deep pink · ΔE 20.2 Hot pink · ΔE 23.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5 Indian red · ΔE 35.2 Crimson · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16C76F

Analogous#C716C6, #C71616

Triadic#6EC716, #166EC7

Split complementary#16C716, #16C7C7

Tetradic#C7C716, #16C76F, #1716C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7B2D4

Lighter +30%#F185BB

Lighter +20%#EC57A1

Lighter +10%#E72987

Darker −10%#991155

Darker −20%#6B0C3B

Darker −30%#3D0722

Darker −40%#0F0208

More saturated +25%#DD006E

Less saturated −25%#AB326E

Channel breakdown

R199

G22

B110

Red199 (78%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue330.17°

Saturation (HSL)80.09%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 16 · B 6E

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