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#C26656 Color

#C26656 is rgb(194, 102, 86) in RGB, hsl(9, 47%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 56%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C26656
HEX#C26656
RGBrgb(194, 102, 86)
HSLhsl(9, 47%, 55%)
HSVhsv(9, 56%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 56%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.121 31.1)
LABlab(54.12% 36.44 26.47)
LCHlch(54.12% 45.04 36.00)

What #C26656 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C26656, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C26656 Channel Values

How #C26656 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 194 · G 102 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 47% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 56% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 56% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C26656 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C26656

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C26656; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C26656

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C26656.

How #C26656 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C26656
Protanopia#7C7C55
Protanomaly#9D7456
Deuteranopia#8D8D51
Deuteranomaly#A57F53
Tritanopia#C36464
Tritanomaly#C2655F
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C26656 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c26656: #C26656;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C26656;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c26656': '#C26656' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.400, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_c26656">#C26656</color>
SVG fillfill="#C26656"

More Red Colors

#C26656 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C26656 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C26656?

#C26656 is a mid-tone red — rgb(194, 102, 86) in RGB and hsl(9, 47%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #C26656?

#C26656 is rgb(194, 102, 86) — red 194, green 102, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C26656?

#C26656 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 56%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C26656 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C26656 scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C26656 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C26656 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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