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Recognised as Colour

#CC5A6F

  • #CC5A6F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#CC5A6F is a red with RGB values 204, 90, 111 and HSL 349°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CC5A6F#CC5A6F
HEX#CC5A6F
RGBrgb(204, 90, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3529, 0.4353
RGB percentages80%, 35.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(348.9, 52.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 55.9%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 55.9%, 45.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,392,495
CSS custom property--colour: #CC5A6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#33A590

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72716Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F886Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DD4B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.6Pale violetred · ΔE 12.7Light coral · ΔE 16.2Salmon · ΔE 23.2Brown · ΔE 25.4Hot pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ACCB7
Analogous#CC5AA8, #CC7E5A
Triadic#6FCC5A, #5A6FCC
Split complementary#5ACC7E, #5AA8CC
Tetradic#A8CC5A, #5ACCB7, #7E5ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF6F7
Lighter +30%#F0CFD5
Lighter +20%#E4A8B3
Lighter +10%#D88191
Darker −10%#BA3951
Darker −20%#932D40
Darker −30%#6C212F
Darker −40%#45151E
More saturated +25%#E73F5E
Less saturated −25%#B17580

Channel breakdown

R204
G90
B111
Red204 (80%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue348.95°
Saturation (HSL)52.78%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 5A · B 6F

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