Recognised as Colour
#C0203B
- #C0203B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C0203B is a red with RGB values 192, 32, 59 and HSL 350°, 71%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C0203B#C0203B
HEX#C0203B
RGBrgb(192, 32, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.1255, 0.2314
RGB percentages75.3%, 12.5%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(349.9, 71.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 83.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 69.3%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,591,163
CSS custom property--colour: #C0203B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#3FDFC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#20C0A5
Analogous#C0208B, #C05520
Triadic#3BC020, #203BC0
Split complementary#20C055, #208BC0
Tetradic#8BC020, #20C0A5, #5520C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G32
B59
Red192 (75.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue349.88°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 20 · B 3B
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