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Recognised as Colour

#D78C99

  • #D78C99
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#D78C99 is a red with RGB values 215, 140, 153 and HSL 350°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#D78C99#D78C99
HEX#D78C99
RGBrgb(215, 140, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.549, 0.6
RGB percentages84.3%, 54.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(349.6, 48.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 34.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 28.8%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,126,233
CSS custom property--colour: #D78C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#287366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989899no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA698no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E48691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.6Light pink · ΔE 15.1Pale violetred · ΔE 16.9Pink · ΔE 18.6Light coral · ΔE 19.2Dark salmon · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CD7CA
Analogous#D78CBE, #D7A58C
Triadic#99D78C, #8C99D7
Split complementary#8CD7A5, #8CBED7
Tetradic#BED78C, #8CD7CA, #A58CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#F1D8DC
Lighter +10%#E4B2BB
Darker −10%#CA6677
Darker −20%#BC4157
Darker −30%#963445
Darker −40%#702734
More saturated +25%#EA798C
Less saturated −25%#C49FA6

Channel breakdown

R215
G140
B153
Red215 (84.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue349.6°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 8C · B 99

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