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Recognised as Colour

#C74A72

  • #C74A72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C74A72 is a red with RGB values 199, 74, 114 and HSL 341°, 53%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C74A72#C74A72
HEX#C74A72
RGBrgb(199, 74, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2902, 0.4471
RGB percentages78%, 29%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(340.8, 52.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 62.8%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 62.8%, 42.7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,060,722
CSS custom property--colour: #C74A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#38B58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#636773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#847F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D73B5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.6Indian red · ΔE 20.4Hot pink · ΔE 24.1Light coral · ΔE 24.9Medium violet red · ΔE 26.6Brown · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AC79F
Analogous#C74AB1, #C7614A
Triadic#72C74A, #4A72C7
Split complementary#4AC761, #4AB1C7
Tetradic#B1C74A, #4AC79F, #604AC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E6EB
Lighter +30%#EBBFCD
Lighter +20%#DF98AF
Lighter +10%#D37190
Darker −10%#AA345A
Darker −20%#832845
Darker −30%#5C1C31
Darker −40%#35101C
More saturated +25%#E52C67
Less saturated −25%#A9687D

Channel breakdown

R199
G74
B114
Red199 (78%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue340.8°
Saturation (HSL)52.74%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 4A · B 72

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