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Colour

#C79D9D

  • #C79D9D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C79D9D is a red with RGB values 199, 157, 157 and HSL 0°, 27%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C79D9D#C79D9D
HEX#C79D9D
RGBrgb(199, 157, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6157, 0.6157
RGB percentages78%, 61.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(0, 27.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 21.1%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 21.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,082,013
CSS custom property--colour: #C79D9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#386262

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A39Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAA9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D0999Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.2Dark grey · ΔE 16.7Pink · ΔE 17.5Light pink · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DC7C7
Analogous#C79DB2, #C7B29D
Triadic#9DC79D, #9D9DC7
Split complementary#9DC7B2, #9DB2C7
Tetradic#B2C79D, #9DC7C7, #B29DC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#ECDEDE
Lighter +10%#DABDBD
Darker −10%#B47D7D
Darker −20%#A25C5C
Darker −30%#814A4A
Darker −40%#613737
More saturated +25%#DA8A8A
Less saturated −25%#B4B0B0

Channel breakdown

R199
G157
B157
Red199 (78%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 9D · B 9D

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