Colour

#CC8888

#CC8888
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC8888 is a red with RGB values 204, 136, 136 and HSL 0°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC8888#CC8888

HEX#CC8888

HEX (short)#C88

RGBrgb(204, 136, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5333, 0.5333

RGB percentages80%, 53.3%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(0, 40%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 33.3%, 80%)

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

24-bit integer13,404,296

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8888;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#337777

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59F87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D98188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3 Light pink · ΔE 18.5 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Pink · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88CCCC

Analogous#CC88AA, #CCAA88

Triadic#88CC88, #8888CC

Split complementary#88CCAA, #88AACC

Tetradic#AACC88, #88CCCC, #AA88CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF3F3

Lighter +20%#EBCFCF

Lighter +10%#DBACAC

Darker −10%#BD6464

Darker −20%#A74747

Darker −30%#833838

Darker −40%#5F2929

More saturated +25%#E17373

Less saturated −25%#B79D9D

Channel breakdown

R204

G136

B136

Red204 (80%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 88 · B 88

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Colour values

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