Colour

#C8696D

#C8696D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C8696D is a red with RGB values 200, 105, 109 and HSL 357°, 46%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C8696D

RGBrgb(200, 105, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4118, 0.4275

RGB percentages78.4%, 41.2%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(357.5, 46.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 47.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 47.5%, 45.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,134,189

CSS custom property--colour: #C8696D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#379692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D796Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#958C6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D85D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.1 Light coral · ΔE 12.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.2 Salmon · ΔE 19.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69C8C4

Analogous#C8699D, #C89469

Triadic#6DC869, #696DC8

Split complementary#69C894, #699DC8

Tetradic#9DC869, #69C8C4, #9469C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#F1D9DA

Lighter +20%#E3B4B6

Lighter +10%#D68E91

Darker −10%#BA4449

Darker −20%#95363A

Darker −30%#6F292C

Darker −40%#4A1B1D

More saturated +25%#E24F56

Less saturated −25%#AE8384

Channel breakdown

R200

G105

B109

Red200 (78.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue357.47°

Saturation (HSL)46.34%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 69 · B 6D

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Colour values

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