Recognised as Colour
#CE8A7F
- #CE8A7F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CE8A7F is a red with RGB values 206, 138, 127 and HSL 8°, 45%, 65%. 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
#CE8A7F#CE8A7F
HEX#CE8A7F
RGBrgb(206, 138, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5412, 0.498
RGB percentages80.8%, 54.1%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(8.4, 44.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 38.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 38.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,535,871
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8A7F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#317580
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FC3CE
Analogous#CE7F9C, #CEB17F
Triadic#7FCE8A, #8A7FCE
Split complementary#7FCEB2, #7F9BCE
Tetradic#9CCE7F, #7FC3CE, #B27FCE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G138
B127
Red206 (80.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue8.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 8A · B 7F
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