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Recognised as Colour

#C8798D

  • #C8798D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C8798D is a red with RGB values 200, 121, 141 and HSL 345°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C8798D#C8798D
HEX#C8798D
RGBrgb(200, 121, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4745, 0.5529
RGB percentages78.4%, 47.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(344.8, 41.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 39.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.5%, 29.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,138,317
CSS custom property--colour: #C8798D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#378672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85878Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98968Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D57380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.4Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 20.6Light pink · ΔE 22.1Indian red · ΔE 23.7Pink · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79C8B4
Analogous#C879B4, #C88D79
Triadic#8DC879, #798DC8
Split complementary#79C88C, #79B4C8
Tetradic#B4C879, #79C8B4, #8D79C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E5E9
Lighter +20%#E6C1CB
Lighter +10%#D79DAC
Darker −10%#B9556E
Darker −20%#9B4057
Darker −30%#773143
Darker −40%#53222E
More saturated +25%#E06181
Less saturated −25%#B09199

Channel breakdown

R200
G121
B141
Red200 (78.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue344.81°
Saturation (HSL)41.8%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 79 · B 8D

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