Colour

#C74973

#C74973
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C74973 is a red with RGB values 199, 73, 115 and HSL 340°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C74973

RGBrgb(199, 73, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2863, 0.451

RGB percentages78%, 28.6%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(340, 52.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 63.3%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 63.3%, 42.2%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,060,467

CSS custom property--colour: #C74973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#38B68C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626774no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#837F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D73A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.9 Indian red · ΔE 21.3 Hot pink · ΔE 23.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7 Light coral · ΔE 25.7 Brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49C79D

Analogous#C749B2, #C75E49

Triadic#73C749, #4973C7

Split complementary#49C75E, #49B2C7

Tetradic#B2C749, #49C79D, #5E49C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E5EB

Lighter +30%#EBBECD

Lighter +20%#DF97AF

Lighter +10%#D37091

Darker −10%#A9345B

Darker −20%#822846

Darker −30%#5B1C31

Darker −40%#34101C

More saturated +25%#E52B69

Less saturated −25%#A9677D

Channel breakdown

R199

G73

B115

Red199 (78%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 49 · B 73

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