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Recognised as Colour

#CD7E6C

  • #CD7E6C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CD7E6C is a red with RGB values 205, 126, 108 and HSL 11°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CD7E6C#CD7E6C
HEX#CD7E6C
RGBrgb(205, 126, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4941, 0.4235
RGB percentages80.4%, 49.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(11.1, 49.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 47.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 38.5%, 47.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,467,244
CSS custom property--colour: #CD7E6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#328193

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91896Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4996Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#DD7279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.4Light coral · ΔE 15.5Indian red · ΔE 17.8Light salmon · ΔE 18.5Salmon · ΔE 18.9Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CBBCD
Analogous#CD6C8B, #CDAF6C
Triadic#6CCD7E, #7E6CCD
Split complementary#6CCDAE, #6C8BCD
Tetradic#8BCD6C, #6CBBCD, #AE6CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E2DE
Lighter +20%#E7C1B8
Lighter +10%#DA9F92
Darker −10%#C05D46
Darker −20%#9D4936
Darker −30%#773729
Darker −40%#51261C
More saturated +25%#E66F53
Less saturated −25%#B48D85

Channel breakdown

R205
G126
B108
Red205 (80.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue11.13°
Saturation (HSL)49.24%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 7E · B 6C

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