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Colour

#C7998E

  • #C7998E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C7998E is a red with RGB values 199, 153, 142 and HSL 12°, 34%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C7998E#C7998E
HEX#C7998E
RGBrgb(199, 153, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6, 0.5569
RGB percentages78%, 60%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(11.6, 33.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 28.6%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 28.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,080,974
CSS custom property--colour: #C7998E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#386671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39E8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA78Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D29396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7Tan · ΔE 17.8Dark salmon · ΔE 20Light pink · ΔE 20Dark grey · ΔE 20Pink · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EBCC7
Analogous#C78EA0, #C7B68E
Triadic#8EC799, #998EC7
Split complementary#8EC7B6, #8EA0C7
Tetradic#A0C78E, #8EBCC7, #B68EC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5F4
Lighter +20%#E9D7D2
Lighter +10%#D8B8B0
Darker −10%#B67A6C
Darker −20%#A05F4F
Darker −30%#7E4B3E
Darker −40%#5C362D
More saturated +25%#DC8C79
Less saturated −25%#B2A6A3

Channel breakdown

R199
G153
B142
Red199 (78%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue11.58°
Saturation (HSL)33.73%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 99 · B 8E

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