Colour

#C11555

#C11555
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C11555 is a red with RGB values 193, 21, 85 and HSL 338°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C11555

RGBrgb(193, 21, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.0824, 0.3333

RGB percentages75.7%, 8.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(337.7, 80.4%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.7, 89.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK0%, 89.1%, 56%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,653,909

CSS custom property--colour: #C11555;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#3EEAAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4E56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#766F51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D30035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 24.2 Brown · ΔE 25.8 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5 Deep pink · ΔE 28.7 Firebrick · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 24.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#15C181

Analogous#C115AB, #C12B15

Triadic#55C115, #1555C1

Split complementary#15C12B, #15ABC1

Tetradic#ABC115, #15C181, #2B15C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6ACC8

Lighter +30%#F17EA9

Lighter +20%#EC508A

Lighter +10%#E7226B

Darker −10%#931041

Darker −20%#650B2C

Darker −30%#370618

Darker −40%#090104

More saturated +25%#D60050

Less saturated −25%#A6305C

Channel breakdown

R193

G21

B85

Red193 (75.7%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue337.67°

Saturation (HSL)80.37%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C1 · G 15 · B 55

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