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Recognised as Colour

#C97E8A

  • #C97E8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#C97E8A is a red with RGB values 201, 126, 138 and HSL 350°, 41%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C97E8A#C97E8A
HEX#C97E8A
RGBrgb(201, 126, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4941, 0.5412
RGB percentages78.8%, 49.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(350.4, 41%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.4, 37.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 31.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,205,130
CSS custom property--colour: #C97E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#368175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8A8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D67782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Pale violetred · ΔE 15.9Light coral · ΔE 19.1Light pink · ΔE 20.3Indian red · ΔE 22.9Pink · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC9BD
Analogous#C97EAF, #C9987E
Triadic#8AC97E, #7E8AC9
Split complementary#7EC998, #7EAFC9
Tetradic#AFC97E, #7EC9BD, #987EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EAEC
Lighter +20%#E7C6CB
Lighter +10%#D8A2AB
Darker −10%#BA5A69
Darker −20%#9F4251
Darker −30%#7B333F
Darker −40%#57242C
More saturated +25%#E0677A
Less saturated −25%#B2959A

Channel breakdown

R201
G126
B138
Red201 (78.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue350.4°
Saturation (HSL)40.98%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 7E · B 8A

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