Colour

#CA7462

#CA7462
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#CA7462 is a red with RGB values 202, 116, 98 and HSL 10°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#CA7462

RGBrgb(202, 116, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4549, 0.3843

RGB percentages79.2%, 45.5%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(10.4, 49.5%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 51.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 42.6%, 51.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,268,066

CSS custom property--colour: #CA7462;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#358B9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9261no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DB6770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.8 Indian red · ΔE 13.9 Light coral · ΔE 14.6 Salmon · ΔE 16.9 Sienna · ΔE 18.1 Light salmon · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62B8CA

Analogous#CA6284, #CAA862

Triadic#62CA74, #7462CA

Split complementary#62CAA8, #6284CA

Tetradic#84CA62, #62B8CA, #A862CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFB

Lighter +30%#F1D9D4

Lighter +20%#E4B8AE

Lighter +10%#D79688

Darker −10%#BA543F

Darker −20%#944332

Darker −30%#6E3225

Darker −40%#482018

More saturated +25%#E46348

Less saturated −25%#B0857C

Channel breakdown

R202

G116

B98

Red202 (79.2%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue10.38°

Saturation (HSL)49.52%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 74 · B 62

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Colour values

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