Recognised as Colour
#C8477D
- #C8477D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#C8477D is a red with RGB values 200, 71, 125 and HSL 335°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#C8477D#C8477D
HEX#C8477D
RGBrgb(200, 71, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2784, 0.4902
RGB percentages78.4%, 27.8%, 49%
HSLhsl(334.9, 54%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 64.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 64.5%, 37.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,125,501
CSS custom property--colour: #C8477D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#37B882
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47C892
Analogous#C847BD, #C85247
Triadic#7DC847, #477DC8
Split complementary#47C852, #47BDC8
Tetradic#BDC847, #47C892, #5247C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G71
B125
Red200 (78.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue334.88°
Saturation (HSL)53.97%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 47 · B 7D
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