Colour

#CC7969

#CC7969
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#CC7969 is a red with RGB values 204, 121, 105 and HSL 10°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#CC7969

RGBrgb(204, 121, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4745, 0.4118

RGB percentages80%, 47.5%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(9.7, 49.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 48.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 40.7%, 48.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,400,425

CSS custom property--colour: #CC7969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#338696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8568no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19668no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#DC6D75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.8 Light coral · ΔE 14.2 Indian red · ΔE 15.4 Salmon · ΔE 17.7 Light salmon · ΔE 19.3 Sienna · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69BCCC

Analogous#CC698B, #CCAB69

Triadic#69CC79, #7969CC

Split complementary#69CCAB, #698ACC

Tetradic#8BCC69, #69BCCC, #AB69CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3DFDB

Lighter +20%#E6BDB5

Lighter +10%#D99B8F

Darker −10%#BF5743

Darker −20%#9A4535

Darker −30%#743428

Darker −40%#4E231B

More saturated +25%#E56850

Less saturated −25%#B38A82

Channel breakdown

R204

G121

B105

Red204 (80%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue9.7°

Saturation (HSL)49.25%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 79 · B 69

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