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Colour

#C96868

  • #C96868
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C96868 is a red with RGB values 201, 104, 104 and HSL 0°, 47%, 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

#C96868#C96868
HEX#C96868
RGBrgb(201, 104, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4078, 0.4078
RGB percentages78.8%, 40.8%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(0, 47.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 48.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 48.3%, 48.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,199,464
CSS custom property--colour: #C96868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#369797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7867no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#958C66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DA5B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 8.1Light coral · ΔE 11.8Salmon · ΔE 17.8Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3Sienna · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68C9C9
Analogous#C96899, #C99968
Triadic#68C968, #6868C9
Split complementary#68C999, #6899C9
Tetradic#99C968, #68C9C9, #9968C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#F1D9D9
Lighter +20%#E4B3B3
Lighter +10%#D68E8E
Darker −10%#BB4343
Darker −20%#963535
Darker −30%#702828
Darker −40%#4A1B1B
More saturated +25%#E34E4E
Less saturated −25%#AF8282

Channel breakdown

R201
G104
B104
Red201 (78.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)47.32%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 68 · B 68

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