Colour

#C12F3E

#C12F3E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#C12F3E is a red with RGB values 193, 47, 62 and HSL 354°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#C12F3E#C12F3E

HEX#C12F3E

RGBrgb(193, 47, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.1843, 0.2431

RGB percentages75.7%, 18.4%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(353.8, 60.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 75.6%, 75.7%)

CMYK0%, 75.6%, 67.9%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,660,542

CSS custom property--colour: #C12F3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#3ED0C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A543Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7339no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Tritanopia#D40036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.6 Firebrick · ΔE 11.5 Crimson · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 16.8 Dark red · ΔE 22.1 Maroon · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FC1B2

Analogous#C12F87, #C1692F

Triadic#3EC12F, #2F3EC1

Split complementary#2FC169, #2F87C1

Tetradic#87C12F, #2FC1B2, #692FC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2CACE

Lighter +30%#E8A1A8

Lighter +20%#DE7882

Lighter +10%#D44F5D

Darker −10%#982531

Darker −20%#6F1B24

Darker −30%#461116

Darker −40%#1D0709

More saturated +25%#DF1126

Less saturated −25%#A34D56

Channel breakdown

R193

G47

B62

Red193 (75.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue353.84°

Saturation (HSL)60.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C1 · G 2F · B 3E

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Colour values

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