Recognised as Colour

#CD717E

#CD717E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD717E is a red with RGB values 205, 113, 126 and HSL 352°, 48%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CD717E#CD717E

HEX#CD717E

RGBrgb(205, 113, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4431, 0.4941

RGB percentages80.4%, 44.3%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(351.5, 47.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.5, 44.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 44.9%, 38.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,463,934

CSS custom property--colour: #CD717E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#328E81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82817Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#99937Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DC6776no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12 Light coral · ΔE 14.1 Indian red · ΔE 15.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3 Salmon · ΔE 23.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71CDC0

Analogous#CD71AC, #CD9271

Triadic#7ECD71, #717ECD

Split complementary#71CD92, #71ACCD

Tetradic#ACCD71, #71CDC0, #9271CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E2E5

Lighter +20%#E8BCC3

Lighter +10%#DA97A0

Darker −10%#C04B5C

Darker −20%#A03847

Darker −30%#7A2B36

Darker −40%#541E25

More saturated +25%#E5596D

Less saturated −25%#B5898F

Channel breakdown

R205

G113

B126

Red205 (80.4%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue351.52°

Saturation (HSL)47.92%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 71 · B 7E

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Colour values

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