Colour

#C7968C

#C7968C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C7968C is a red with RGB values 199, 150, 140 and HSL 10°, 35%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C7968C

RGBrgb(199, 150, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5882, 0.549

RGB percentages78%, 58.8%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(10.2, 34.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 29.6%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 29.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,080,204

CSS custom property--colour: #C7968C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#386973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A19C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA58Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D29093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.5 Tan · ΔE 19 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.3 Light pink · ΔE 19.8 Pink · ΔE 20.7 Dark grey · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CBDC7

Analogous#C78CA0, #C7B48C

Triadic#8CC796, #968CC7

Split complementary#8CC7B4, #8CA0C7

Tetradic#A0C78C, #8CBDC7, #B38CC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4F3

Lighter +20%#E8D5D1

Lighter +10%#D8B5AE

Darker −10%#B6776A

Darker −20%#9F5B4E

Darker −30%#7D483D

Darker −40%#5B342C

More saturated +25%#DC8877

Less saturated −25%#B2A4A1

Channel breakdown

R199

G150

B140

Red199 (78%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue10.17°

Saturation (HSL)34.5%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 96 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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