Colour

#CE4979

#CE4979
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CE4979 is a red with RGB values 206, 73, 121 and HSL 338°, 58%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CE4979#CE4979

HEX#CE4979

RGBrgb(206, 73, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2863, 0.4745

RGB percentages80.8%, 28.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(338.3, 57.6%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 64.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.6%, 41.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,519,225

CSS custom property--colour: #CE4979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#31B686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63697Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878376no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DF3A5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.6 Hot pink · ΔE 20.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 23.8 Light coral · ΔE 27.2 Deep pink · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49CE9E

Analogous#CE49BC, #CE5C49

Triadic#79CE49, #4979CE

Split complementary#49CE5C, #49BCCE

Tetradic#BBCE49, #49CE9E, #5B49CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9EAEF

Lighter +30%#EEC2D2

Lighter +20%#E499B4

Lighter +10%#D97197

Darker −10%#B43060

Darker −20%#8B264A

Darker −30%#631B35

Darker −40%#3B101F

More saturated +25%#EB2C71

Less saturated −25%#B16681

Channel breakdown

R206

G73

B121

Red206 (80.8%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue338.35°

Saturation (HSL)57.58%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 49 · B 79

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