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Recognised as Colour

#CD6C6E

  • #CD6C6E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#CD6C6E is a red with RGB values 205, 108, 110 and HSL 359°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CD6C6E#CD6C6E
HEX#CD6C6E
RGBrgb(205, 108, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4235, 0.4314
RGB percentages80.4%, 42.4%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(358.8, 49.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 47.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 47.3%, 46.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,462,638
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6C6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#329391

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#817C6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#99906Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DE5F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.3Light coral · ΔE 10.7Salmon · ΔE 17.8Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9Dark salmon · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CCDCB
Analogous#CD6C9E, #CD9B6C
Triadic#6ECD6C, #6C6ECD
Split complementary#6CCD9B, #6C9ECD
Tetradic#9FCD6C, #6CCDCB, #9B6CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DEDF
Lighter +20%#E7B8B9
Lighter +10%#DA9294
Darker −10%#C04648
Darker −20%#9D3638
Darker −30%#77292A
Darker −40%#511C1D
More saturated +25%#E65356
Less saturated −25%#B48586

Channel breakdown

R205
G108
B110
Red205 (80.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue358.76°
Saturation (HSL)49.24%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6C · B 6E

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