Colour

#CF7579

#CF7579
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#CF7579 is a red with RGB values 207, 117, 121 and HSL 357°, 48%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#CF7579

RGBrgb(207, 117, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.4588, 0.4745

RGB percentages81.2%, 45.9%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(357.3, 48.4%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 43.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 43.5%, 41.5%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,596,025

CSS custom property--colour: #CF7579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#308A86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878479no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9677no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DF6A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.7 Indian red · ΔE 14 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.3 Salmon · ΔE 20.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)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#75CFCB

Analogous#CF75A6, #CF9E75

Triadic#79CF75, #7579CF

Split complementary#75CF9E, #75A6CF

Tetradic#A6CF75, #75CFCB, #9E75CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E7E7

Lighter +20%#E9C1C2

Lighter +10%#DC9B9E

Darker −10%#C24F54

Darker −20%#A5393E

Darker −30%#7F2C30

Darker −40%#591F22

More saturated +25%#E65E64

Less saturated −25%#B88C8E

Channel breakdown

R207

G117

B121

Red207 (81.2%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue357.33°

Saturation (HSL)48.39%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G 75 · B 79

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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