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Recognised as Colour

#D78C8E

  • #D78C8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#D78C8E is a red with RGB values 215, 140, 142 and HSL 358°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#D78C8E#D78C8E
HEX#D78C8E
RGBrgb(215, 140, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.549, 0.5569
RGB percentages84.3%, 54.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(358.4, 48.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 34.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 34%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,126,222
CSS custom property--colour: #D78C8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#287371

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A978Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA68Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E5848Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7Light pink · ΔE 16.3Light coral · ΔE 16.5Dark salmon · ΔE 17.4Pink · ΔE 19.8Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CD7D5
Analogous#D78CB4, #D7AF8C
Triadic#8ED78C, #8C8ED7
Split complementary#8CD7B0, #8CB4D7
Tetradic#B4D78C, #8CD7D5, #AF8CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#F1D8D8
Lighter +10%#E4B2B3
Darker −10%#CA6669
Darker −20%#BC4145
Darker −30%#963437
Darker −40%#702729
More saturated +25%#EA797C
Less saturated −25%#C49FA0

Channel breakdown

R215
G140
B142
Red215 (84.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue358.4°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 8C · B 8E

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