Recognised as Colour

#CB727A

#CB727A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#CB727A is a red with RGB values 203, 114, 122 and HSL 355°, 46%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#CB727A#CB727A

HEX#CB727A

RGBrgb(203, 114, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4471, 0.4784

RGB percentages79.6%, 44.7%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(354.6, 46.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.6, 43.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 43.8%, 39.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,333,114

CSS custom property--colour: #CB727A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#348D85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83817Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#999378no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DA6875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.7 Indian red · ΔE 15 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.7 Salmon · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72CBC3

Analogous#CB72A6, #CB9772

Triadic#7ACB72, #727ACB

Split complementary#72CB97, #72A6CB

Tetradic#A6CB72, #72CBC3, #9772CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E2E3

Lighter +20%#E6BDC0

Lighter +10%#D9979D

Darker −10%#BD4D57

Darker −20%#9D3A43

Darker −30%#782C33

Darker −40%#531E23

More saturated +25%#E35A66

Less saturated −25%#B38A8E

Channel breakdown

R203

G114

B122

Red203 (79.6%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue354.61°

Saturation (HSL)46.11%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 72 · B 7A

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Colour values

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