Recognised as Colour
#C14A42
- #C14A42
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#C14A42 is a red with RGB values 193, 74, 66 and HSL 4°, 51%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#C14A42#C14A42
HEX#C14A42
RGBrgb(193, 74, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.2902, 0.2588
RGB percentages75.7%, 29%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(3.8, 50.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.8, 65.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 65.8%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,667,458
CSS custom property--colour: #C14A42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#3EB5BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42B9C1
Analogous#C1427A, #C18942
Triadic#42C14A, #4A42C1
Split complementary#42C18A, #4279C1
Tetradic#7AC142, #42B9C1, #8A42C1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G74
B66
Red193 (75.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue3.78°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 4A · B 42
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