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Recognised as Colour

#C9688A

  • #C9688A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C9688A is a red with RGB values 201, 104, 138 and HSL 339°, 47%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C9688A#C9688A
HEX#C9688A
RGBrgb(201, 104, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4078, 0.5412
RGB percentages78.8%, 40.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(339, 47.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 48.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 48.3%, 31.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,199,498
CSS custom property--colour: #C9688A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#369775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8E88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D76174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.6Light coral · ΔE 22.8Indian red · ΔE 23.4Hot pink · ΔE 25.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.4Plum · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68C9A7
Analogous#C968BB, #C97668
Triadic#8AC968, #688AC9
Split complementary#68C976, #68BBC9
Tetradic#BBC968, #68C9A7, #7668C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#F1D9E1
Lighter +20%#E4B3C4
Lighter +10%#D68EA7
Darker −10%#BB436D
Darker −20%#963557
Darker −30%#702841
Darker −40%#4A1B2B
More saturated +25%#E34E82
Less saturated −25%#AF8292

Channel breakdown

R201
G104
B138
Red201 (78.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue338.97°
Saturation (HSL)47.32%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 68 · B 8A

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