Colour

#C8808E

#C8808E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C8808E is a red with RGB values 200, 128, 142 and HSL 348°, 40%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C8808E

RGBrgb(200, 128, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.502, 0.5569

RGB percentages78.4%, 50.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(348.3, 39.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 36%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 29%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,140,110

CSS custom property--colour: #C8808E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#377F71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D998Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D47A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.3 Light pink · ΔE 19.8 Light coral · ΔE 20.8 Pink · ΔE 22.9 Indian red · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80C8BA

Analogous#C880B2, #C89680

Triadic#8EC880, #808EC8

Split complementary#80C896, #80B2C8

Tetradic#B2C880, #80C8BA, #9680C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EBED

Lighter +20%#E7C7CD

Lighter +10%#D7A4AE

Darker −10%#B95C6E

Darker −20%#9E4456

Darker −30%#7A3542

Darker −40%#57252F

More saturated +25%#DF6980

Less saturated −25%#B1979C

Channel breakdown

R200

G128

B142

Red200 (78.4%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue348.33°

Saturation (HSL)39.56%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 80 · B 8E

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Colour values

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