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Recognised as Colour

#0C0505

  • #0C0505
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#0C0505 is a red with RGB values 12, 5, 5 and HSL 0°, 41%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0C0505#0C0505
HEX#0C0505
RGBrgb(12, 5, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0196, 0.0196
RGB percentages4.7%, 2%, 2%
HSLhsl(0, 41.2%, 3.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 58.3%, 4.7%)
CMYK0%, 58.3%, 58.3%, 95.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer787,717
CSS custom property--colour: #0C0505;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness7.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.2:1
Contrast with white20.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#F3FAFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#060605no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#080705no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0E0405no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.7Dim grey · ΔE 42.7Gray · ΔE 51.8Slate grey · ΔE 52.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.66, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#050C0C
Analogous#0C0509, #0C0905
Triadic#050C05, #05050C
Split complementary#050C09, #05090C
Tetradic#090C05, #050C0C, #09050C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9C4141
Lighter +30%#783232
Lighter +20%#542323
Lighter +10%#301414
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E0303
Less saturated −25%#0A0707

Channel breakdown

R12
G5
B5
Red12 (4.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness3.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 0C · G 05 · B 05

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