Colour

#C79FB3

#C79FB3
Red
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C79FB3 is a red with RGB values 199, 159, 179 and HSL 330°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#C79FB3

RGBrgb(199, 159, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6235, 0.702

RGB percentages78%, 62.4%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(330, 26.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 20.1%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 20.1%, 10.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,082,547

CSS custom property--colour: #C79FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#38604C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A6B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABACB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CD9FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.8 Pink · ΔE 17.2 Light pink · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7 Silver · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FC7B3

Analogous#C79FC7, #C79F9F

Triadic#B3C79F, #9FB3C7

Split complementary#9FC79F, #9FC7C7

Tetradic#C7C79F, #9FC7B3, #9F9FC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDFE6

Lighter +10%#DABFCC

Darker −10%#B47F9A

Darker −20%#A15F80

Darker −30%#814C66

Darker −40%#61394D

More saturated +25%#DA8CB3

Less saturated −25%#B4B2B3

Channel breakdown

R199

G159

B179

Red199 (78%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 9F · B B3

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Colour values

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