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Recognised as Colour

#C75D57

  • #C75D57
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C75D57 is a red with RGB values 199, 93, 87 and HSL 3°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C75D57#C75D57
HEX#C75D57
RGBrgb(199, 93, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.3647, 0.3412
RGB percentages78%, 36.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(3.2, 50%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 56.3%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 53.3%, 56.3%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,065,559
CSS custom property--colour: #C75D57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#38A2A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767056no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#918655no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D94B5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 3.6Light coral · ΔE 14.3Salmon · ΔE 16Brown · ΔE 18.3Sienna · ΔE 19.3Dark salmon · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 3.6, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57C1C7
Analogous#C75789, #C79557
Triadic#57C75D, #5D57C7
Split complementary#57C795, #5789C7
Tetradic#89C757, #57C1C7, #9557C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1F0
Lighter +30%#EDCCCA
Lighter +20%#E1A7A3
Lighter +10%#D4827D
Darker −10%#B0413B
Darker −20%#8A332E
Darker −30%#642521
Darker −40%#3D1714
More saturated +25%#E3443B
Less saturated −25%#AB7673

Channel breakdown

R199
G93
B87
Red199 (78%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue3.21°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 5D · B 57

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