Colour

#CC8873

#CC8873
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#CC8873 is a red with RGB values 204, 136, 115 and HSL 14°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CC8873#CC8873

HEX#CC8873

RGBrgb(204, 136, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5333, 0.451

RGB percentages80%, 53.3%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(14.2, 46.6%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.2, 43.6%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 43.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,404,275

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#33778C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#989071no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DB7E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7 Light salmon · ΔE 18.9 Light coral · ΔE 19.6 Tan · ΔE 22.2 Burlywood · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73B7CC

Analogous#CC738B, #CCB473

Triadic#73CC88, #8873CC

Split complementary#73CCB4, #738BCC

Tetradic#8BCC73, #73B7CC, #B473CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E7E3

Lighter +20%#E7C8BE

Lighter +10%#DAA898

Darker −10%#BE684E

Darker −20%#9F523A

Darker −30%#7A3F2C

Darker −40%#542B1F

More saturated +25%#E47B5B

Less saturated −25%#B4958B

Channel breakdown

R204

G136

B115

Red204 (80%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue14.16°

Saturation (HSL)46.6%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 88 · B 73

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