Colour

#CB8993

#CB8993
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB8993 is a red with RGB values 203, 137, 147 and HSL 351°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#CB8993

RGBrgb(203, 137, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5373, 0.5765

RGB percentages79.6%, 53.7%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(350.9, 38.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 32.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 32.5%, 27.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,339,027

CSS custom property--colour: #CB8993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#34766C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#949493no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3A092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7848Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.7 Light pink · ΔE 17.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8 Pink · ΔE 19.9 Light coral · ΔE 21.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89CBC1

Analogous#CB89B4, #CBA089

Triadic#93CB89, #8993CB

Split complementary#89CBA0, #89B4CB

Tetradic#B4CB89, #89CBC1, #A089CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF3F4

Lighter +20%#EAD0D4

Lighter +10%#DBACB3

Darker −10%#BB6673

Darker −20%#A54957

Darker −30%#823944

Darker −40%#5E2A32

More saturated +25%#E07484

Less saturated −25%#B69EA2

Channel breakdown

R203

G137

B147

Red203 (79.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue350.91°

Saturation (HSL)38.82%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 89 · B 93

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Colour values

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