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Recognised as Colour

#C96E6B

  • #C96E6B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C96E6B is a red with RGB values 201, 110, 107 and HSL 2°, 47%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C96E6B#C96E6B
HEX#C96E6B
RGBrgb(201, 110, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4314, 0.4196
RGB percentages78.8%, 43.1%, 42%
HSLhsl(1.9, 46.5%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.9, 46.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.3%, 46.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,201,003
CSS custom property--colour: #C96E6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#369194

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#827D6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#988F69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D9626Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.8Light coral · ΔE 12Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1Salmon · ΔE 18.3Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BC6C9
Analogous#C96B97, #C99D6B
Triadic#6BC96E, #6E6BC9
Split complementary#6BC99D, #6B97C9
Tetradic#97C96B, #6BC6C9, #9D6BC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2DCDB
Lighter +20%#E4B7B6
Lighter +10%#D79390
Darker −10%#BB4946
Darker −20%#973A37
Darker −30%#722C29
Darker −40%#4C1D1C
More saturated +25%#E25652
Less saturated −25%#B08684

Channel breakdown

R201
G110
B107
Red201 (78.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue1.91°
Saturation (HSL)46.53%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 6E · B 6B

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