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Recognised as Colour

#C02400

  • #C02400
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#C02400 is a red with RGB values 192, 36, 0 and HSL 11°, 100%, 38%. 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

#C02400#C02400
HEX#C02400
RGBrgb(192, 36, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.1412, 0
RGB percentages75.3%, 14.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(11.3, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.3%, 100%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,592,128
CSS custom property--colour: #C02400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#3FDBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#594D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E6F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D40020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 17.9Dark red · ΔE 21.1Tomato · ΔE 22Orange red · ΔE 22.7Crimson · ΔE 25.1Maroon · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#009CC0
Analogous#C0003C, #C08400
Triadic#00C024, #2400C0
Split complementary#00C084, #003CC0
Tetradic#3CC000, #009CC0, #8400C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA28D
Lighter +30%#FF795A
Lighter +20%#FF5027
Lighter +10%#F32E00
Darker −10%#8D1A00
Darker −20%#5A1100
Darker −30%#270700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C02400
Less saturated −25%#A83318

Channel breakdown

R192
G36
B0
Red192 (75.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 24 · B 00

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