Recognised as Colour

#CC897E

#CC897E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC897E is a red with RGB values 204, 137, 126 and HSL 8°, 43%, 65%. 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

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HEX#CC897E

RGBrgb(204, 137, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5373, 0.4941

RGB percentages80%, 53.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(8.5, 43.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.5, 38.2%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 32.8%, 38.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,404,542

CSS custom property--colour: #CC897E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

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

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#337681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98927Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89F7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DA8086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 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 text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 13.6 Light coral · ΔE 19 Light pink · ΔE 21.2 Light salmon · ΔE 22.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EC1CC

Analogous#CC7E9A, #CCB07E

Triadic#7ECC89, #897ECC

Split complementary#7ECCB0, #7E9ACC

Tetradic#9ACC7E, #7EC1CC, #B07ECC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EDEC

Lighter +20%#E9CCC7

Lighter +10%#DAAAA3

Darker −10%#BE6859

Darker −20%#A34F41

Darker −30%#7F3D32

Darker −40%#5A2B24

More saturated +25%#E37967

Less saturated −25%#B69994

Channel breakdown

R204

G137

B126

Red204 (80%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue8.46°

Saturation (HSL)43.33%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 89 · B 7E

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Colour values

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