Recognised as Colour

#CA6C55

#CA6C55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CA6C55 is a red with RGB values 202, 108, 85 and HSL 12°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CA6C55#CA6C55

HEX#CA6C55

RGBrgb(202, 108, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4235, 0.3333

RGB percentages79.2%, 42.4%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(11.8, 52.5%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 57.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 46.5%, 57.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,266,005

CSS custom property--colour: #CA6C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#3593AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8E53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DC5C66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.5 Sienna · ΔE 14.8 Salmon · ΔE 15.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.5 Light coral · ΔE 16.2 Light salmon · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55B3CA

Analogous#CA5578, #CAA755

Triadic#55CA6C, #6C55CA

Split complementary#55CAA7, #5578CA

Tetradic#78CA55, #55B3CA, #A755CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF2F1

Lighter +30%#EED1CA

Lighter +20%#E2AFA3

Lighter +10%#D68E7C

Darker −10%#B45038

Darker −20%#8D3F2C

Darker −30%#662E20

Darker −40%#3F1C14

More saturated +25%#E65B39

Less saturated −25%#AE7D71

Channel breakdown

R202

G108

B85

Red202 (79.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue11.79°

Saturation (HSL)52.47%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 6C · B 55

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Ca6C55 (chemical formula)

Formula
901.073 g/mol
61 atoms

Ca6C55 has a molar mass of 901.073 g/mol, made up of 61 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × Ca, 55 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass901.073 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule61

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4962669 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6832995 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca26.7%

C73.3%

Calcium (Ca × 6)240.468 g/mol, 26.687%

Carbon (C × 55)660.605 g/mol, 73.313%

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