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Recognised as Colour

#D68579

  • #D68579
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#D68579 is a red with RGB values 214, 133, 121 and HSL 8°, 53%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#D68579#D68579
HEX#D68579
RGBrgb(214, 133, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.5216, 0.4745
RGB percentages83.9%, 52.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(7.7, 53.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.7, 43.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 37.9%, 43.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,058,873
CSS custom property--colour: #D68579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#297A86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA178no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E67A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.3Light coral · ΔE 13.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2Indian red · ΔE 18.4Salmon · ΔE 18.5Light salmon · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79CAD6
Analogous#D6799C, #D6B479
Triadic#79D685, #8579D6
Split complementary#79D6B4, #799BD6
Tetradic#9BD679, #79CAD6, #B379D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF0EE
Lighter +20%#EECCC7
Lighter +10%#E2A9A0
Darker −10%#CA6152
Darker −20%#B24737
Darker −30%#8B372B
Darker −40%#64281F
More saturated +25%#EC7563
Less saturated −25%#C0958F

Channel breakdown

R214
G133
B121
Red214 (83.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue7.74°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G 85 · B 79

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