Recognised as Colour

#CA7A72

#CA7A72
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#CA7A72 is a red with RGB values 202, 122, 114 and HSL 5°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#CA7A72#CA7A72

HEX#CA7A72

RGBrgb(202, 122, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4784, 0.4471

RGB percentages79.2%, 47.8%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(5.5, 45.4%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 43.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 39.6%, 43.6%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,269,618

CSS custom property--colour: #CA7A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#35858D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D96F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 14.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.5 Indian red · ΔE 16.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7 Salmon · ΔE 20.3 Light salmon · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72C2CA

Analogous#CA7296, #CAA672

Triadic#72CA7A, #7A72CA

Split complementary#72CAA6, #7296CA

Tetradic#96CA72, #72C2CA, #A672CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E3E1

Lighter +20%#E6C0BC

Lighter +10%#D89D97

Darker −10%#BC574D

Darker −20%#9C433A

Darker −30%#76332D

Darker −40%#51231F

More saturated +25%#E2665A

Less saturated −25%#B28E8A

Channel breakdown

R202

G122

B114

Red202 (79.2%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue5.45°

Saturation (HSL)45.36%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 7A · B 72

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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