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Recognised as Colour

#CB386A

  • #CB386A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CB386A is a red with RGB values 203, 56, 106 and HSL 340°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CB386A#CB386A
HEX#CB386A
RGBrgb(203, 56, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2196, 0.4157
RGB percentages79.6%, 22%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(339.6, 58.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 72.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 72.4%, 47.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,318,250
CSS custom property--colour: #CB386A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#34C795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5F6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#817C67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DD1B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6Indian red · ΔE 23.4Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Deep pink · ΔE 27.8Brown · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38CB99
Analogous#CB38B3, #CB4F38
Triadic#6ACB38, #386ACB
Split complementary#38CB4F, #38B4CB
Tetradic#B4CB38, #38CB99, #5038CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5DAE3
Lighter +30%#EBB1C5
Lighter +20%#E089A7
Lighter +10%#D66088
Darker −10%#A52B55
Darker −20%#7C2140
Darker −30%#54162B
Darker −40%#2C0B16
More saturated +25%#EA1960
Less saturated −25%#AC5774

Channel breakdown

R203
G56
B106
Red203 (79.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue339.59°
Saturation (HSL)58.57%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 38 · B 6A

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