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Recognised as Colour

#CD898E

  • #CD898E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CD898E is a red with RGB values 205, 137, 142 and HSL 356°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CD898E#CD898E
HEX#CD898E
RGBrgb(205, 137, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5373, 0.5569
RGB percentages80.4%, 53.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(355.6, 40.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 33.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 33.2%, 30.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,470,094
CSS custom property--colour: #CD898E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#327671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95938Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A08Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DA828Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.8Light pink · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 20Pink · ΔE 20.3Dark salmon · ΔE 20.6Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89CDC8
Analogous#CD89B0, #CDA689
Triadic#8ECD89, #898ECD
Split complementary#89CDA6, #89B0CD
Tetradic#B0CD89, #89CDC8, #A689CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF4F5
Lighter +20%#EBD1D3
Lighter +10%#DCADB0
Darker −10%#BE656C
Darker −20%#A9474F
Darker −30%#85383E
Darker −40%#61292D
More saturated +25%#E2747C
Less saturated −25%#B89EA0

Channel breakdown

R205
G137
B142
Red205 (80.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue355.59°
Saturation (HSL)40.48%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 89 · B 8E

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