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Recognised as Colour

#CF857A

  • #CF857A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CF857A is a red with RGB values 207, 133, 122 and HSL 8°, 47%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CF857A#CF857A
HEX#CF857A
RGBrgb(207, 133, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5216, 0.4784
RGB percentages81.2%, 52.2%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(7.8, 47%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 41.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 41.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,600,122
CSS custom property--colour: #CF857A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#307A85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79E79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DE7B82no 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 text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.2Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1Light coral · ΔE 16.1Indian red · ΔE 20.5Light salmon · ΔE 21Salmon · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AC4CF
Analogous#CF7A9A, #CFB07A
Triadic#7ACF85, #857ACF
Split complementary#7ACFB0, #7A9ACF
Tetradic#9ACF7A, #7AC4CF, #AF7ACF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8ECEA
Lighter +20%#EACAC5
Lighter +10%#DDA79F
Darker −10%#C16355
Darker −20%#A74A3C
Darker −30%#81392F
Darker −40%#5C2921
More saturated +25%#E67463
Less saturated −25%#B89691

Channel breakdown

R207
G133
B122
Red207 (81.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue7.76°
Saturation (HSL)46.96%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G 85 · B 7A

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