Colour

#CD858E

#CD858E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CD858E is a red with RGB values 205, 133, 142 and HSL 353°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#CD858E

RGBrgb(205, 133, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5216, 0.5569

RGB percentages80.4%, 52.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(352.5, 41.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 35.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 35.1%, 30.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,469,070

CSS custom property--colour: #CD858E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#327A71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91918Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39E8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DA7E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 18 Light pink · ΔE 18.1 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Pink · ΔE 21.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CDC4

Analogous#CD85B2, #CDA085

Triadic#8ECD85, #858ECD

Split complementary#85CDA0, #85B2CD

Tetradic#B2CD85, #85CDC4, #A085CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F2F3

Lighter +20%#EBCDD1

Lighter +10%#DCA9B0

Darker −10%#BE616C

Darker −20%#A74551

Darker −30%#83363F

Darker −40%#5F272E

More saturated +25%#E3707E

Less saturated −25%#B89B9E

Channel breakdown

R205

G133

B142

Red205 (80.4%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue352.5°

Saturation (HSL)41.86%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 85 · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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