Colour

#CB6868

#CB6868
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CB6868 is a red with RGB values 203, 104, 104 and HSL 0°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CB6868#CB6868

HEX#CB6868

RGBrgb(203, 104, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4078, 0.4078

RGB percentages79.6%, 40.8%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(0, 48.8%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 48.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 48.8%, 48.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,330,536

CSS custom property--colour: #CB6868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#349797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7967no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#968D66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DC5A69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.3 Light coral · ΔE 11.2 Salmon · ΔE 17.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3 Sienna · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68CBCB

Analogous#CB689A, #CB9A68

Triadic#68CB68, #6868CB

Split complementary#68CB9A, #689ACB

Tetradic#9ACB68, #68CBCB, #9A68CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2DADA

Lighter +20%#E5B4B4

Lighter +10%#D88E8E

Darker −10%#BE4242

Darker −20%#983535

Darker −30%#732727

Darker −40%#4D1A1A

More saturated +25%#E44F4F

Less saturated −25%#B28181

Channel breakdown

R203

G104

B104

Red203 (79.6%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)48.77%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 68 · B 68

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