Recognised as Colour

#C12B00

#C12B00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C12B00 is a red with RGB values 193, 43, 0 and HSL 13°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#C12B00

RGBrgb(193, 43, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.1686, 0

RGB percentages75.7%, 16.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(13.4, 100%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.4, 100%, 75.7%)

CMYK0%, 77.7%, 100%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,659,456

CSS custom property--colour: #C12B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#3ED4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#807100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D50026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 18.3 Tomato · ΔE 21.4 Dark red · ΔE 21.5 Orange red · ΔE 22.5 Chocolate · ΔE 24.1 Crimson · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0096C1

Analogous#C10036, #C18B00

Triadic#00C12B, #2B00C1

Split complementary#00C18B, #0036C1

Tetradic#36C100, #0096C1, #8B00C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA78E

Lighter +30%#FF805B

Lighter +20%#FF5828

Lighter +10%#F43600

Darker −10%#8E2000

Darker −20%#5B1400

Darker −30%#280900

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C12B00

Less saturated −25%#A93818

Channel breakdown

R193

G43

Red193 (75.7%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue13.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C1 · G 2B · B 00

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