Colour

#CA8B78

#CA8B78
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#CA8B78 is a red with RGB values 202, 139, 120 and HSL 14°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#CA8B78

RGBrgb(202, 139, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5451, 0.4706

RGB percentages79.2%, 54.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(13.9, 43.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.9, 40.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 31.2%, 40.6%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,273,976

CSS custom property--colour: #CA8B78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#357487

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A9277no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99F77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D88286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 14 Tan · ΔE 20.6 Light salmon · ΔE 20.8 Light coral · ΔE 21.3 Burlywood · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78B7CA

Analogous#CA788E, #CAB478

Triadic#78CA8B, #8B78CA

Split complementary#78CAB4, #788ECA

Tetradic#8ECA78, #78B7CA, #B478CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E9E6

Lighter +20%#E7CAC1

Lighter +10%#D8AA9D

Darker −10%#BC6C53

Darker −20%#9E543E

Darker −30%#794130

Darker −40%#552D21

More saturated +25%#E27E61

Less saturated −25%#B39890

Channel breakdown

R202

G139

B120

Red202 (79.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue13.9°

Saturation (HSL)43.62%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 8B · B 78

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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