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Recognised as Colour

#C85A57

  • #C85A57
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C85A57 is a red with RGB values 200, 90, 87 and HSL 2°, 51%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C85A57#C85A57
HEX#C85A57
RGBrgb(200, 90, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3529, 0.3412
RGB percentages78.4%, 35.3%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(1.6, 50.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 56.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 55%, 56.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,130,327
CSS custom property--colour: #C85A57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#37A5A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#746E56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#908555no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#DA485Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 2.1Light coral · ΔE 14.5Salmon · ΔE 16.3Brown · ΔE 17.4Sienna · ΔE 20.7Firebrick · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 2.09, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57C5C8
Analogous#C8578C, #C89357
Triadic#57C85A, #5A57C8
Split complementary#57C893, #578CC8
Tetradic#8CC857, #57C5C8, #9357C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1F1
Lighter +30%#EECBCA
Lighter +20%#E1A5A4
Lighter +10%#D5807D
Darker −10%#B23D3A
Darker −20%#8B302E
Darker −30%#652321
Darker −40%#3F1614
More saturated +25%#E4403B
Less saturated −25%#AC7473

Channel breakdown

R200
G90
B87
Red200 (78.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue1.59°
Saturation (HSL)50.67%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 5A · B 57

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