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Colour

#CC738C

  • #CC738C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CC738C is a red with RGB values 204, 115, 140 and HSL 343°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CC738C#CC738C
HEX#CC738C
RGBrgb(204, 115, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.451, 0.549
RGB percentages80%, 45.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(343.1, 46.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 43.6%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 31.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,398,924
CSS custom property--colour: #CC738C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#338C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81848Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97948Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DA6C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8Light coral · ΔE 19.7Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9Indian red · ΔE 22.1Light pink · ΔE 24.4Pink · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73CCB3
Analogous#CC73B8, #CC8673
Triadic#8CCC73, #738CCC
Split complementary#73CC86, #73B8CC
Tetradic#B9CC73, #73CCB3, #8773CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E3E8
Lighter +20%#E7BEC9
Lighter +10%#DA98AB
Darker −10%#BE4E6D
Darker −20%#9F3A56
Darker −30%#7A2C42
Darker −40%#541F2E
More saturated +25%#E45B82
Less saturated −25%#B48B96

Channel breakdown

R204
G115
B140
Red204 (80%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue343.15°
Saturation (HSL)46.6%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 73 · B 8C

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