Recognised as Colour
#C0122A
- #C0122A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C0122A is a red with RGB values 192, 18, 42 and HSL 352°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C0122A#C0122A
HEX#C0122A
RGBrgb(192, 18, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.0706, 0.1647
RGB percentages75.3%, 7.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(351.7, 82.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 90.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 90.6%, 78.1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,587,562
CSS custom property--colour: #C0122A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#3FEDD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#12C0A8
Analogous#C01281, #C05112
Triadic#2AC012, #122AC0
Split complementary#12C051, #1281C0
Tetradic#81C012, #12C0A8, #5112C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G18
B42
Red192 (75.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue351.72°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 12 · B 2A
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