Colour

#C9747F

#C9747F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C9747F is a red with RGB values 201, 116, 127 and HSL 352°, 44%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C9747F

RGBrgb(201, 116, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4549, 0.498

RGB percentages78.8%, 45.5%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(352.2, 44%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 42.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 42.3%, 36.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,202,559

CSS custom property--colour: #C9747F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#368B80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84837Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#99937Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D76B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.8 Light coral · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 17.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.1 Light pink · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74C9BE

Analogous#C974A9, #C99474

Triadic#7FC974, #747FC9

Split complementary#74C994, #74AAC9

Tetradic#AAC974, #74C9BE, #9474C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E2E4

Lighter +20%#E6BDC3

Lighter +10%#D799A1

Darker −10%#BB4F5D

Darker −20%#9B3C48

Darker −30%#762E37

Darker −40%#512026

More saturated +25%#E15C6D

Less saturated −25%#B18C91

Channel breakdown

R201

G116

B127

Red201 (78.8%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue352.24°

Saturation (HSL)44.04%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 74 · B 7F

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