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Recognised as Colour

#C9806E

  • #C9806E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#C9806E is a red with RGB values 201, 128, 110 and HSL 12°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#C9806E#C9806E
HEX#C9806E
RGBrgb(201, 128, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.502, 0.4314
RGB percentages78.8%, 50.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(11.9, 45.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.9, 45.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 45.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,205,614
CSS custom property--colour: #C9806E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#367F91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91896Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3986Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D8757Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.2Light coral · ΔE 17.6Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8Light salmon · ΔE 19.8Indian red · ΔE 20Salmon · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB7C9
Analogous#C96E8A, #C9AD6E
Triadic#6EC980, #806EC9
Split complementary#6EC9AD, #6E8AC9
Tetradic#8AC96E, #6EB7C9, #AE6EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E2DD
Lighter +20%#E5C1B8
Lighter +10%#D7A193
Darker −10%#BB5F49
Darker −20%#984C39
Darker −30%#73392B
Darker −40%#4E271D
More saturated +25%#E27155
Less saturated −25%#B08F87

Channel breakdown

R201
G128
B110
Red201 (78.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue11.87°
Saturation (HSL)45.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 80 · B 6E

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