Colour

#C86559

#C86559
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C86559 is a red with RGB values 200, 101, 89 and HSL 6°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C86559

RGBrgb(200, 101, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3961, 0.349

RGB percentages78.4%, 39.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(6.5, 50.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 55.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 49.5%, 55.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,133,145

CSS custom property--colour: #C86559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#379AA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7558no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#958A57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D95562no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.3 Light coral · ΔE 13.8 Salmon · ΔE 15.2 Sienna · ΔE 17.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7 Brown · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59BCC8

Analogous#C85985, #C89C59

Triadic#59C865, #6559C8

Split complementary#59C89C, #5985C8

Tetradic#85C859, #59BCC8, #9C59C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF3F2

Lighter +30%#EED0CC

Lighter +20%#E1ACA6

Lighter +10%#D5897F

Darker −10%#B3483B

Darker −20%#8C392F

Darker −30%#662922

Darker −40%#401A15

More saturated +25%#E44F3D

Less saturated −25%#AC7B75

Channel breakdown

R200

G101

B89

Red200 (78.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue6.49°

Saturation (HSL)50.23%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 65 · B 59

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