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Recognised as Colour

#CB8A7B

  • #CB8A7B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CB8A7B is a red with RGB values 203, 138, 123 and HSL 11°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CB8A7B#CB8A7B
HEX#CB8A7B
RGBrgb(203, 138, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5412, 0.4824
RGB percentages79.6%, 54.1%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(11.2, 43.5%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 39.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 39.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,339,259
CSS custom property--colour: #CB8A7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#347584

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99927Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89F7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D98186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.6Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9Light coral · ΔE 20.1Light salmon · ΔE 21.6Tan · ΔE 22.2Light pink · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BBCCB
Analogous#CB7B94, #CBB27B
Triadic#7BCB8A, #8A7BCB
Split complementary#7BCBB2, #7B94CB
Tetradic#94CB7B, #7BBCCB, #B27BCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EBE9
Lighter +20%#E8CBC4
Lighter +10%#D9AAA0
Darker −10%#BD6A56
Darker −20%#A1523F
Darker −30%#7C3F31
Darker −40%#582C22
More saturated +25%#E27C64
Less saturated −25%#B49892

Channel breakdown

R203
G138
B123
Red203 (79.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)43.48%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 8A · B 7B

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