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Recognised as Colour

#CB786A

  • #CB786A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CB786A is a red with RGB values 203, 120, 106 and HSL 9°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CB786A#CB786A
HEX#CB786A
RGBrgb(203, 120, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4706, 0.4157
RGB percentages79.6%, 47.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(8.7, 48.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 47.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 40.9%, 47.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,334,634
CSS custom property--colour: #CB786A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#348795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8469no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DB6C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.6Light coral · ΔE 14Indian red · ΔE 15.1Salmon · ΔE 18.1Light salmon · ΔE 20.2Sienna · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ABDCB
Analogous#CB6A8C, #CBA86A
Triadic#6ACB78, #786ACB
Split complementary#6ACBA8, #6A8CCB
Tetradic#8CCB6A, #6ABDCB, #A96ACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3DFDB
Lighter +20%#E5BDB6
Lighter +10%#D89A90
Darker −10%#BE5644
Darker −20%#994436
Darker −30%#743328
Darker −40%#4E221B
More saturated +25%#E46651
Less saturated −25%#B28A83

Channel breakdown

R203
G120
B106
Red203 (79.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue8.66°
Saturation (HSL)48.26%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 78 · B 6A

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