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Colour

#CC6668

  • #CC6668
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#CC6668 is a red with RGB values 204, 102, 104 and HSL 359°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CC6668#CC6668
HEX#CC6668
RGBrgb(204, 102, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4, 0.4078
RGB percentages80%, 40%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(358.8, 50%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 50%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 49%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,395,560
CSS custom property--colour: #CC6668;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#339997

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7867no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#968D66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DD5867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.4Light coral · ΔE 11.1Salmon · ΔE 17Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4Brown · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66CCCA
Analogous#CC669B, #CC9766
Triadic#68CC66, #6668CC
Split complementary#66CC97, #669BCC
Tetradic#9BCC66, #66CCCA, #9766CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2D9D9
Lighter +20%#E6B3B4
Lighter +10%#D98C8E
Darker −10%#BF4042
Darker −20%#993335
Darker −30%#732628
Darker −40%#4D1A1B
More saturated +25%#E64D50
Less saturated −25%#B38081

Channel breakdown

R204
G102
B104
Red204 (80%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue358.82°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 66 · B 68

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