Recognised as Colour

#C7738D

#C7738D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C7738D is a red with RGB values 199, 115, 141 and HSL 341°, 43%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C7738D

RGBrgb(199, 115, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.451, 0.5529

RGB percentages78%, 45.1%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(341.4, 42.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 42.2%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 42.2%, 29.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,071,245

CSS custom property--colour: #C7738D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#388C72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F838Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#94928Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#D46D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8 Light coral · ΔE 21.8 Indian red · ΔE 24 Light pink · ΔE 24.6 Plum · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73C7AD

Analogous#C773B7, #C78373

Triadic#8DC773, #738DC7

Split complementary#73C783, #73B7C7

Tetradic#B7C773, #73C7AD, #8373C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E0E6

Lighter +20%#E4BCC8

Lighter +10%#D697AB

Darker −10%#B84F6F

Darker −20%#973D59

Darker −30%#732E43

Darker −40%#4F1F2E

More saturated +25%#E05B84

Less saturated −25%#AF8C96

Channel breakdown

R199

G115

B141

Red199 (78%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue341.43°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 73 · B 8D

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