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Recognised as Colour

#D9796D

  • #D9796D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#D9796D is a red with RGB values 217, 121, 109 and HSL 7°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#D9796D#D9796D
HEX#D9796D
RGBrgb(217, 121, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4745, 0.4275
RGB percentages85.1%, 47.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(6.7, 58.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 49.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.2%, 49.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,252,397
CSS custom property--colour: #D9796D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#268692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F886Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79C6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EB6B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 9.1Indian red · ΔE 11.8Salmon · ΔE 12.5Dark salmon · ΔE 12.5Light salmon · ΔE 18.2Sienna · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCDD9
Analogous#D96D97, #D9AF6D
Triadic#6DD979, #796DD9
Split complementary#6DD9AF, #6D97D9
Tetradic#97D96D, #6DCDD9, #AF6DD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E8E6
Lighter +20%#EEC3BE
Lighter +10%#E49E95
Darker −10%#CE5445
Darker −20%#B23D2E
Darker −30%#892F24
Darker −40%#612119
More saturated +25%#F06756
Less saturated −25%#C28B84

Channel breakdown

R217
G121
B109
Red217 (85.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 79 · B 6D

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