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Recognised as Colour

#CE8E81

  • #CE8E81
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CE8E81 is a red with RGB values 206, 142, 129 and HSL 10°, 44%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CE8E81#CE8E81
HEX#CE8E81
RGBrgb(206, 142, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5569, 0.5059
RGB percentages80.8%, 55.7%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(10.1, 44%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 37.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 37.4%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,536,897
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8E81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#31717E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9680no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA380no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DC858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.7Dark salmon · ΔE 13.2Light coral · ΔE 20.4Light pink · ΔE 20.6Tan · ΔE 21.7Light salmon · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81C1CE
Analogous#CE819A, #CEB581
Triadic#81CE8E, #8E81CE
Split complementary#81CEB5, #819BCE
Tetradic#9BCE81, #81C1CE, #B581CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F1EF
Lighter +20%#EBD0CA
Lighter +10%#DCAFA6
Darker −10%#C06D5C
Darker −20%#A85341
Darker −30%#834033
Darker −40%#5E2E25
More saturated +25%#E4806B
Less saturated −25%#B89C97

Channel breakdown

R206
G142
B129
Red206 (80.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue10.13°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 8E · B 81

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