Recognised as Colour

#C97A97

#C97A97
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C97A97 is a red with RGB values 201, 122, 151 and HSL 338°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C97A97

RGBrgb(201, 122, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4784, 0.5922

RGB percentages78.8%, 47.8%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(338, 42.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338, 39.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 39.3%, 24.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,204,119

CSS custom property--colour: #C97A97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#368568

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#979795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D57684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20 Light pink · ΔE 22.9 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Light coral · ΔE 24.2 Pink · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AC9AC

Analogous#C97ABE, #C9847A

Triadic#97C97A, #7A97C9

Split complementary#7AC984, #7ABEC9

Tetradic#BFC97A, #7AC9AC, #857AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E7EC

Lighter +20%#E6C3D0

Lighter +10%#D89EB3

Darker −10%#BA567B

Darker −20%#9D4062

Darker −30%#79314B

Darker −40%#552235

More saturated +25%#E06391

Less saturated −25%#B2919D

Channel breakdown

R201

G122

B151

Red201 (78.8%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue337.97°

Saturation (HSL)42.25%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 7A · B 97

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