Colour

#C12424

#C12424
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C12424 is a red with RGB values 193, 36, 36 and HSL 0°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#C12424#C12424

HEX#C12424

RGBrgb(193, 36, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.1412, 0.1412

RGB percentages75.7%, 14.1%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(0, 68.6%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 81.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK0%, 81.3%, 81.3%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,657,700

CSS custom property--colour: #C12424;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#3EDBDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#574E22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E701Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D50027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 5.9 Crimson · ΔE 14 Brown · ΔE 15.2 Dark red · ΔE 16.8 Maroon · ΔE 20.7 Tomato · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24C1C1

Analogous#C12472, #C17224

Triadic#24C124, #2424C1

Split complementary#24C172, #2472C1

Tetradic#72C124, #24C1C1, #7224C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3BEBE

Lighter +30%#EB9393

Lighter +20%#E36868

Lighter +10%#DB3D3D

Darker −10%#961C1C

Darker −20%#6B1414

Darker −30%#400C0C

Darker −40%#150404

More saturated +25%#DE0707

Less saturated −25%#A44141

Channel breakdown

R193

G36

B36

Red193 (75.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)68.56%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C1 · G 24 · B 24

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