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Colour

#CC8973

  • #CC8973
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CC8973 is a red with RGB values 204, 137, 115 and HSL 15°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CC8973#CC8973
HEX#CC8973
RGBrgb(204, 137, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5373, 0.451
RGB percentages80%, 53.7%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(14.8, 46.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.8, 43.6%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 32.8%, 43.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,404,531
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#33768C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999171no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99F72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DB7F83no 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 text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7Light salmon · ΔE 18.8Light coral · ΔE 20.2Tan · ΔE 21.5Burlywood · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73B6CC
Analogous#CC7389, #CCB673
Triadic#73CC89, #8973CC
Split complementary#73CCB5, #738ACC
Tetradic#89CC73, #73B6CC, #B673CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E8E3
Lighter +20%#E7C8BE
Lighter +10%#DAA998
Darker −10%#BE694E
Darker −20%#9F533A
Darker −30%#7A3F2C
Darker −40%#542C1F
More saturated +25%#E47D5B
Less saturated −25%#B4958B

Channel breakdown

R204
G137
B115
Red204 (80%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue14.83°
Saturation (HSL)46.6%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 89 · B 73

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