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Recognised as Colour

#CD6D7C

  • #CD6D7C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD6D7C is a red with RGB values 205, 109, 124 and HSL 351°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CD6D7C#CD6D7C
HEX#CD6D7C
RGBrgb(205, 109, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4275, 0.4863
RGB percentages80.4%, 42.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(350.6, 49%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 46.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.8%, 39.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,462,908
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6D7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#329283

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F7E7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97917Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DC6373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11Light coral · ΔE 14.1Indian red · ΔE 14.8Salmon · ΔE 23.1Rosy brown · ΔE 23.3Dark salmon · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCDBE
Analogous#CD6DAC, #CD8E6D
Triadic#7CCD6D, #6D7CCD
Split complementary#6DCD8E, #6DACCD
Tetradic#ACCD6D, #6DCDBE, #8E6DCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DFE2
Lighter +20%#E7B9C0
Lighter +10%#DA939E
Darker −10%#C0475A
Darker −20%#9E3646
Darker −30%#782935
Darker −40%#521C24
More saturated +25%#E6556B
Less saturated −25%#B5868D

Channel breakdown

R205
G109
B124
Red205 (80.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue350.63°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6D · B 7C

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